Biology of sensory systems [
Since publication of the first edition, huge developments have taken place in sensory biology research and new insights have been provided in particular by molecular biology
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons ,
c2008
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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| Online Access: | Wiley Online Library |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Elements
- 2. Membranes, action potentials, synapses
- 3. General features of sensory systems
- 4. Animal classification and phylogeny
- 5. Genes, genomics, and neurosensory systems
- 6. Mechanosensitivity of cell membranes
- 7. Kinaesthesia
- 8. Touch
- 9. Vertebrate equilibrium and hearing : the uses of hair cells
- 10. Cerebral analysis
- 11. Chemosensitiity in prokaryocytes
- 12. Mammalian chemo-enteroreceptors
- 13. Gustation
- 14. Olfaction
- 15. Invertebrate eyes
- 16. The human eye
- 17. The retina
- 18. Visual pathways and cortices
- 19. Other vertebrate visual systems
- 20. Thermosensitivity
- 21. Minority senses
- 22. Pain
- 23. Summing up
- 24. Philosophical postscript