Foundations of Sensory Science

When seen from an outsider's vantage point, the development of knowledge in the sensory sciences must appear massive and the result of some carefully followed master plan. In reality, it is the result of numerous relatively independent human endeavors shaped by application of the scientific met...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Autrum, H., Beidler, L.M. (Author), Davis, H. (Author), Engström, H. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1984, 1984
Edition:1st ed. 1984
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Comparative Physiology of Invertebrates: Hearing and Vision
  • 2 The Development of Auditory Neurophysiology
  • 3 Microstructure of the Inner Ear
  • 4 Biophysics of the Mammalian Ear
  • 5 Neurophysiology of the Retina
  • 6 Recollections of Early Laboratory Experiments on Vision
  • 7 The Perception of Light and Colour
  • 8 Binocular Vision
  • 9 Optics and Vision
  • 10 A Personal Vision
  • 11 Taste Electrophysiology, Sensory Coding, and Behavior
  • 12 A Personalized History of Taste Biophysics
  • 13 Insect Olfaction — Our Research Endeavour
  • 14 Cutaneous Temperature Sensitivity
  • 15 The Sensory Detection of Vibrations
  • 16 Fifty Years of Vestibular Science
  • Author Index