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Somatosensory Mechanisms

Proceedings of an International Symposium held at The Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, June 8–10, 1983

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Curt Euler

    1. Department of Neurophysiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

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  2. Ove Franzén

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

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  3. Ulf Lindblom

    1. Department of Neurology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

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  4. David Ottoson

    1. Department of Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

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Part of the book series: Ettore Majorana International Science Series (EMISS, volume 12)

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Table of contents (27 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introductory Lecture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Neural Mechanisms in Somesthesis: Recent Progress and Future Problems

      • Vernon B. Mountcastle
      Pages 3-16

  3. Cortical Mechanisms of Somatosensations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Comparative Evoked Potential Studies on Somatosensory Cortex of Mammals

      • Clinton N. Woolsey
      Pages 19-49

    3. The Organization of Somatosensory Cortex in Primates and Other Mammals

      • Jon H. Kaas
      Pages 51-59

    4. Imaging the Responding Neuronal Population with 14c-2-Deoxyglucose: The Somatosensory Cerebral Cortical Signature of a Tactile Stimulus

      • B. L. Whitsel, S. L. Juliano
      Pages 61-80

    5. Organization of Noxious and Non-Noxious Inputs in SmI Cortex: Comparison in Normal and in Arthritic Rats

      • G. Guilbaud, Y. Lamour, J. C. Willer
      Pages 81-92

    6. Cortical Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying the Perception of Motion Across the Skin

      • Esther P. Gardner
      Pages 93-112

    7. Integration of Somatosensory Events in the Posterior Parietal Cortex of the Monkey

      • Lea Leinonen
      Pages 113-124

    8. Cortical Areas in Man Participating in Somatosensory Discrimination of Microgeometric Surface Deviations and Macrogeometric Object Differences

      • P. E. Roland
      Pages 125-138

  4. Peripheral and Integrative Mechanisms of Somatosensation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. Why are Selectively Responsive and Multireceptive Neurons Both Present in Somatosensory Pathways?

      • Edward R. Perl
      Pages 141-161

    3. Tactile Sensation Related to Activity in Primary Afferents with Special Reference to Detection Problems

      • Å B. Vallbo
      Pages 163-172

    4. Role of Single Mechanoreceptor Units in Tactile Sensation

      • H. E. Torebjörk, J. L. Ochoa, W. J. L. Schady
      Pages 173-183

    5. Size Perception and Localisation of Sensations from Single Mechanoreceptive Units in Man

      • W. J. L. Schady, H. E. Torebjörk, J. L. Ochoa
      Pages 185-196

    6. Can Sympathetic Outflow Influence Afferent Activity in Man?

      • Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld-Hallin, Rolf G. Hallin
      Pages 197-211

    7. Peripheral Coding Mechanisms of Touch Velocity

      • Ove Franzén, Floyd Thompson, Barry Whitsel, Michael Young
      Pages 213-226

    8. Velocity of Indentation as a Variable in Tactile Sensation

      • Dan R. Kenshalo Sr., Joel D. Greenspan, Ross Henderson
      Pages 227-235

    9. Spatial and Nonspatial Neural Mechanisms Underlying Tactile Spatial Discrimination

      • Kenneth O. Johnson, John R. Phillips
      Pages 237-248
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Neurophysiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Curt Euler

  • Department of Psychology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

    Ove Franzén

  • Department of Neurology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Ulf Lindblom

  • Department of Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    David Ottoson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Somatosensory Mechanisms

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at The Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, June 8–10, 1983

  • Editors: Curt Euler, Ove Franzén, Ulf Lindblom, David Ottoson

  • Series Title: Ettore Majorana International Science Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2807-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9728-4Published: 15 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2807-0Published: 12 June 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 396

  • Number of Illustrations: 90 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Animal Physiology, Systems Biology

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