Contributions to Sensory Physiology

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Previous Volumes

Vision, Audition, and Beyond

I. Behind the Beyond

II. Space, Time, and the Integument

III. Multiple Stimulation

IV. Spatial Interaction

V. Visual Analogs in Somesthesis

VI. The Senses and Time

VII. "Time-Discriminating Ability"

VIII. Toward the Beyond

References

Psychophysical Studies of Temperature Sensitivity

I. Introduction

II. Psychophysical Studies of Human Temperature Sensitivity

References

Pathophysiology of the Fluid Systems of the Inner Ear

I. Introduction

II. Alterations in Staining and Volume of Endolymph

III. Function of the Endolymphatic Sac

IV. Function of the Cochlear Aqueduct

V. The Perilymph Channels

VI. Endolymph-Perilymph Fistula

VII. Chemistry of the Inner Ear Fluids

References

Anatomical Aspects of the Cochlear Nucleus and Superior Olivary Complex

I. Introduction

II. Anatomical Aspects of the Lower Auditory System

III. Variation of the Superior Olivary Complex in Different Mammalian Species

IV. The Control of Responding by the Location of an Auditory Stimulus

References

Cat Superior Olive S-Segment Cell Discharge to Tonal Stimulation

I. Introduction

II. Techniques

III. Anatomy

IV. Neurophysiology of Nuclei Peripheral to the S-Segment

V. Cell Injury

VI. Histological Localization of Cells around and within the S-Segment

VII. Electrical Measures of S-Segment Cell Activity

VIII. A Descriptive Model of the S-Segment

IX. An Interpretation

References

Author Index

Subject Index