The Merging of the Senses (Cognitive Neuroscience) - Hardcover

Stein, Barry E

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262193310 ISBN 13: 9780262193313

Publisher: MIT Press, 1993

Synopsis

Bringing together neural, perceptual and behavioural studies, "The Merging of the Senses" provides a 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 illustrate how sensory inputs converge (from visual, auditory, and somatosensory modalities, for instance) on individual neurons in different areas of the brain, how these neurons integrate their inputs, the principles by which this integration occurs, and what this may mean for perception and behaviour. Neurons in the superior colliculus and cortex are emphasized as models of multiple sensory integrators.

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About the Author

Beth A. Simmons is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262193310
• ISBN 13: 9780262193313
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 228