
Vestibular System Part 1: Basic Mechanisms
H.H. Kornhuber(Editor)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 21. December 2011
Book
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VIII, 676 pages
978-3-642-65944-7 (ISBN)
Description
The details of the receptor mechanism are not yet fully understood for any sensory system. However, sufficient data are available (for the vestibular system and for other systems) to permit meaningful tracking of the sensory messages through the nervous system and via conscious experience. The reception, process ing, storage and output of information in man and other animals, as done by means of receptors, neurons, secretory cells and muscle fibers, are collectively referred to as mind. Sensory physiologists tend to disbelieve in extrasensory perception. Sensory physiology in general is an area upon which different sciences and methods converge. Anatomists, physiologists, psychologists, physicists, chemists, and engineers have made important contributions to sensory physiology. What is special about vestibular physiology is the fact that many research workers are clinicians, living under the constant pressure of their patient's demands. This is a disadvantage when it comes to writing handbooks, but an advantage for the pa tient, since research is guided by clinical practice and can be quickly applied. Modern methods, such as recording from single nerve units and the correlation of electrophysiological and psychophysical data, have greatly contributed to our knowledge, yet the study of lesions is still important, especially in the vestibular field.
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Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1974
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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VIII, 676 p.
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Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1167 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-642-65944-7 (9783642659447)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-65942-3
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Content
A. Introduction.- B. Comparative Morphology and Physiology.- I The Perception of Gravity and of Angular Acceleration in Invertebrates.- II Comparative Morphology and Physiology.- C. Peripheral Mechanisms.- I Morphology of the Vestibular Sense Organs.- II The Functional Significance of Semicircular Canal Size.- III Histochemistry and Metabolism of the Inner Ear.- IV Morphological Aspects of the Efferent Vestibular System.- V Physiological Aspects of the Efferent Vestibular System.- D. Central Mechanisms.- I Anatomy of the Vestibular Nuclei and their Connections.- II The Physiology of the Vestibular Nuclei.- III Cerebello-Vestibular Interrelations.- IV The Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Arc.- V Vestibulo-Spinal Mechanisms.- VI Cortical Projections of the Vestibular Nerve.- VII Vestibular Influences during Sleep.- Author Index.