Physiological Substrates

List of ContributorsPrefaceContents of Volume IChapter 1. Comparative Aspects of Habituation in Invertebrates I. Introduction II. Habituation in Intact Nervous Systems-Selected Examples III. Ganglionic Changes with Habituation IV. Plasticity in the Absence of Central Ganglia V. Habituation in the Absence of a Nervous System-Protozoa VI. Discussion ReferencesChapter 2. Habituation in Gastropoda: Behavioral, Interneuronal, and Endoneuronal Aspects I. Introduction II. Behavioral Habituation III. Interneuronal Aspects of Gastropod Habituation IV. Endoneuronal Habituation V. General Considerations ReferencesChapter 3. Auditory Habituation I. Introduction II. What Is Auditory Habituation? III. What Electrophysiological Changes Occur in the Subcortical Auditory Pathway during Auditory Habituation? IV. Concluding Remarks ReferencesChapter 4. Characteristics of Habituation Displayed by Mammalian Visual Pathway Units I. An Overview II. Neural Habituation III. The Prospectus ReferencesChapter 5. Habituation of Averaged Evoked Potentials in Man I. Introduction II. Classes of Averaged Evoked Potential Habituation III. Significances of Evoked Potential Habituation IV. Conclusion ReferencesChapter 6. A Dual-Process Theory of Habituation: Neural Mechanisms I. Introduction II. Habituation of Motoneurons III. Interneuron Substrates of Habituation and Sensitization IV. Synaptic Mechanisms of Habituation and Sensitization V. Concluding Remarks ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index