Progress in Physiological Psychology

List of ContributorsPrefaceNeurophysiological Correlates of Information Transaction and Storage in Brain Tissue I. Salient Features of Cellular Organization in Cerebral Structures: A Tricompartmental Model II. Neuroelectric Activity in Brain Tissues: The Genesis of Waves and Their Relation to Unit Firing III. Unit Firing Patterns in Response to Conditional Stimuli IV. Electroencephalographic Correlates of Conditional Responses V. Electrical Impedance Characteristics of Cortical and Subcortical Structures VI. Aspects of a Model of Cerebral Organization in Learning ReferencesAttention and Auditory Electrophysiology I. Introduction II. The Psychology of Attention III. The Hypothesis of Afferent Neuronal Inhibition IV. The Cochlear Nucleus in Attention V. Sensory Gating and Neural Unit Activity VI. In Search of a Physiology of Perception and Attention VII. Conclusion ReferencesSensory Deprivation I. Introduction II. CNS Changes after Sensory Restriction III. Neurochemical Correlates of Sensory Deprivation IV. Electrophysiological Measures of Altered Neural Function V. Behavioral Correlates of Sensory and Neural Events VI. Discussion and Summary ReferencesThe Anatomical Locus of Reinforcement I. Introduction and Statement of the Problem II. The Anatomical Locus of the Self-Stimulation Phenomenon III. Some Summarizing Remarks and Speculations References The Physiology of Thirst I. Introduction II. Theories on the Nature of Thirst III. Central Representation of the Thirst Mechanism IV. Thirst-Eliciting Factors V. Satiation Mechanisms VI. Conclusions ReferencesResponse-Modulating Functions of the Limbic System: Initiation and Suppression I. Introduction II. Anatomical Considerations III. The Basis of Changes in Active-Avoidance Behavior IV. The Generalized Nature of Response Perseveration Following Septal Lesions V. The Similarity between the Behavioral Effects of Septal and Other Forebrain Lesions VI. Some General Considerations ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index