Merging of the Senses

Name: Merging of the Senses
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ISBN: 9780262693011

ISBN-10: 0262693011

ISBN-13: 9780262693011

Edition: 1993

Authors: Barry E. Stein, M. Alex Meredith, Joost Raessens

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Bringing together neural, perceptual, and behavioral studies, The Merging of the Senses provides the first detailed review of how the brain assembles information from different sensory systems in order to produce a coherent view of the external world. Stein and Meredith marshall evidence from a broad array of species to show that interactions among senses are the most ancient scheme of sensory organization, an integrative system reflecting a general plan that supersedes structure and species. Most importantly, they explore what is known about the neural processes by which interactions among the senses take place at the level of the single cell. The authors draw on their own experiments to…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 1/22/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.97" wide x 10.00" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Barry E. Stein is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. His previous books on this topic include The Merging of the Senses (MIT Press, 1993) and The Handbook of Multisensory Processes (MIT Press, 2004).



Preface


Introduction



Intersensory Perceptual Phenomena and Sensory Convergence



Intersensory Perceptual Phenomena in Humans



Sensory Convergence in Different Phyla



Multiple Sensory Systems and the Superior Colliculus



Anatomical Organization of the Superior Colliculus



The Superior Colliculus and Vision: Some Historical Perspectives



Auditory, Somatosensory, and Nociceptive Involvement of the Superior Colliculus



Multiple, Overlapping Sensory and Motor Maps



Sensory Maps



Motor Maps



Multisensory Convergence and Integration at the Level of the Single Neuron



Integrated Maps Formed by Multisensory Neurons



Multisensory Convergence Patterns



Neural Consequences of Multisensory Interactions



Behavioral Consequences of Multisensory Interactions



The Importance of Topographic Register



Are the Rules of Multisensory Integration the Same in Different Areas of the Central Nervous System?


References


Author Index


Subject Index