The sensory hand : neural mechanisms of somatic sensation / Vernon B. Mountcastle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mountcastle, Vernon B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Somesthesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (635 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, [2005]

Summary:

The hand is an organ of considerable capability. With it we feel, point, and reach, we determine the texture and shape of objects we palpate, we emit and receive signs of approval, compassion, condolence, and encouragement, and, on a different register, rejection, threat, dislike, antagonism, and attack. Vernon Mountcastle has devoted his career to studying the neurophysiology of sensation--the extended sensory surface, consisting of skin and subcutaneous tissue--in the hand. In The Sensory Hand Mountcastle provides an astonishingly comprehensive account of the neural underpinnings of the rich and complex tactile experiences evoked by stimulation of the hand. Mountcastle focuses attention on the nerve pathways linking the hand to central neural structures, structures that play a role in several other aspects of somatic sensation. His new book thus becomes a sequel to his earlier volume, Perceptual Neuroscience, in which he offered a detailed analysis of the role of the distributed systems of the neocortex in perception generally. Written by one of the giants of modern neuroscience and the first single-authored book-length treatment of the subject, The Sensory Hand is a major work of scholarship that will be essential reading for anyone interested in how the brain registers sensation and perception.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Expanded Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Perception and the World of Somesthesis

Chapter 2. The Evolution and Structure of the Hand

Chapter 3. General Features of Somatic Afferent Systems

Chapter 4. Sensory Innervation of the Primate Hand

Chapter 5. Large-Fibered Peripheral Interface

Chapter 6. Dorsal Systems and the Dorsal Column Nuclear Complex

Chapter 7. Small-Fibered Peripheral Interface

Chapter 8. Ascending Spinal Cord Systems of Intrinsic Origin

Chapter 9. Dual Functions of the Dorsal Thalamus

Chapter 10. Postcentral Somatic Sensory Cortical Areas in Primates

Chapter 11. Dynamic Neural Operations in Somatic Sensibility

Chapter 12. Dynamic Neural Operations in the Sense of Flutter-Vibration

Chapter 13. Parietal Lateral System and Somatic Sensibility

Chapter 14. Parietal Frontal Sensory-Motor Transition

Chapter 15. Adaptive Reorganizations of Central Somatic Sensory Networks

Chapter 16. Haptic Sense as Substitute for Vision

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Mountcastle, Vernon B. The Sensory Hand

ISBN:

9780674275447

0674275446

OCLC:

1285360468