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Somatosensory System

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Authors:
  1. D. Albe-Fessard

    1. Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie Generale, Paris-16e, France

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  2. K. H. Andres

    1. Institut für Anatomie II, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 463 Bochum, West Germany

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  3. J. A. V. Bates

    1. Medical Research Council, The National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, W.C.1., Great Britain

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  4. J. M. Besson

    1. Faculté des Sciences, Université de Paris, Paris-16e, France

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  5. A. G. Brown

    1. Department of Veterinary Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain

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  6. P. R. Burgess

    1. Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

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  7. I. Darian-Smith

    1. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

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  8. M. Düring

    1. Institut für Anatomie II, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 463 Bochum, West Germany

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  9. G. Gordon

    1. University Laboratory of Physiology, University Museum, Oxford, Great Britain

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  10. H. Hensel

    1. Physiologisches Institut der Universität, West Germany

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  11. E. Jones

    1. Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

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  12. B. Libet

    1. Mt. Zion Neurological Institute, Mt. Zion Hospital, San Francisco, USA
      Department of Physiology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA

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  13. O. Oscarsson

    1. Institute of Physiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

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  14. E. R. Perl

    1. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

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  15. O. Pompeiano

    1. Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, Cattedra II, Universita di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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  16. T. P. S. Powell

    1. Department of Human Anatomy, University of Oxford, Oxford, Great Britain

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  17. M. Réthelyi

    1. 1st Department of Anatomy, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest IX, Hungary

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  18. R. F. Schmidt

    1. Physiologisches Institut der Universität Kiel, 23 Kiel, West Germany

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  19. J. Semmes

    1. Section on Perception, Laboratory of Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA

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  20. S. Skoglund

    1. Stockholm, Sweden

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  21. J. Szentágothai

    1. 1st Department of Anatomy, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest IX, Hungary

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  22. A. L. Towe

    1. Department of Physiology & Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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  23. P. D. Wall

    1. Department of Anatomy, University College London, London, W.C.I., Great Britain

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  24. G. Werner

    1. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

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  25. B. L. Whitsel

    1. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

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  26. Y. Zotterman

    1. Kungl Veterinärhögskolan, Stockholm 50, Sweden

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Editors:
  1. Ainsley Iggo
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Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology (SENSORY, volume 2)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Yngve Zotterman
    Pages 1-1

  3. Morphology of Cutaneous Receptors

    • Karl H. Andres, Monika von Düring
    Pages 3-28

  4. Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors and Nociceptors

    • P. R. Burgess, E. R. Perl
    Pages 29-78

  5. Cutaneous Thermoreceptors

    • Herbert Hensel
    Pages 79-110

  6. Joint Receptors and Kinaesthesis

    • Sten Skoglund
    Pages 111-136

  7. The Concept of Relay Nuclei

    • George Gordon
    Pages 137-150

  8. Control of the Access of Afferent Activity to Somatosensory Pathways

    • Robert F. Schmidt
    Pages 151-206

  9. Distribution and Connections of Afferent Fibres in the Spinal Cord

    • M. Réthelyi, J. Szentágothai
    Pages 207-252

  10. Dorsal Horn Electrophysiology

    • Patrick D. Wall
    Pages 253-270

  11. The Trigeminal System

    • Ian Darian-Smith
    Pages 271-314

  12. Ascending and Long Spinal Pathways: Dorsal Columns, Spinocervical Tract and Spinothalamic Tract

    • A. G. Brown
    Pages 315-338

  13. Functional Organization of Spinocerebellar Paths

    • Olov Oscarsson
    Pages 339-380

  14. Reticular Formation

    • Ottavio Pompeiano
    Pages 381-488

  15. Convergent Thalamic and Cortical Projections — The Non-Specific System

    • Denise Albe-Fessard, J. M. Besson
    Pages 489-560

  16. Electrical Recording from the Thalamus in Human Subjects

    • J. A. V. Bates
    Pages 561-578

  17. Anatomical Organization of the Somatosensory Cortex

    • E. G. Jones, T. P. S. Powell
    Pages 579-620

  18. Functional Organization of the Somatosensory Cortex

    • Gerhard Werner, Barry L. Whitsel
    Pages 621-700

  19. Somatosensory Cortex: Descending Influences on Ascending Systems

    • Arnold L. Towe
    Pages 701-718

  20. Somesthetic Effects of Damage to the Central Nervous System

    • Josephine Semmes
    Pages 719-742
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About this book

The waterproof sensory sheet covering the mammalian body has a rich afferent innervation which provides an abundance of complex information for use by the central nervous system often in conjunction with information from receptors in the joints. This book is an attempt to provide a systematic account of the way in which this somatosensory system works. The properties of the peripheral receptors have been debated in scientific terms for about a century and the resolu­ tion of the conflict in favour of the existence of 'specific' receptors for mechanical, thermal and noxious stimuli is reported and discussed in the opening chapters of the book. An awareness of this specificity has forced a re-consideration of the ways in which the central nervous system de-codes the information which is showered upon it. Advances in knowledge of the fine structure of the central nervous system have raised functional questions about the operation and organisation of the sensory systems in the spinal cord and brain. Fresh insight into the morphological complexity of the dorsal horn and higher levels of the nervous system gives the physiologist a clearer idea of the units with which he works. Progress has been made in understanding the function of sensory relay nuclei in general and indivi­ dual tracts in particular and is fully decomented.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie Generale, Paris-16e, France

    D. Albe-Fessard

  • Institut für Anatomie II, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 463 Bochum, West Germany

    K. H. Andres, M. Düring

  • Medical Research Council, The National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, W.C.1., Great Britain

    J. A. V. Bates

  • Faculté des Sciences, Université de Paris, Paris-16e, France

    J. M. Besson

  • Department of Veterinary Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Great Britain

    A. G. Brown

  • Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

    P. R. Burgess

  • Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

    I. Darian-Smith

  • University Laboratory of Physiology, University Museum, Oxford, Great Britain

    G. Gordon

  • Physiologisches Institut der Universität, West Germany

    H. Hensel

  • Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    E. Jones

  • Mt. Zion Neurological Institute, Mt. Zion Hospital, San Francisco, USA

    B. Libet

  • Department of Physiology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA

    B. Libet

  • Institute of Physiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

    O. Oscarsson

  • Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

    E. R. Perl

  • Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, Cattedra II, Universita di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    O. Pompeiano

  • Department of Human Anatomy, University of Oxford, Oxford, Great Britain

    T. P. S. Powell

  • 1st Department of Anatomy, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest IX, Hungary

    M. Réthelyi, J. Szentágothai

  • Physiologisches Institut der Universität Kiel, 23 Kiel, West Germany

    R. F. Schmidt

  • Section on Perception, Laboratory of Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA

    J. Semmes

  • Stockholm, Sweden

    S. Skoglund

  • Department of Physiology & Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    A. L. Towe

  • Department of Anatomy, University College London, London, W.C.I., Great Britain

    P. D. Wall

  • Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

    G. Werner, B. L. Whitsel

  • Kungl Veterinärhögskolan, Stockholm 50, Sweden

    Y. Zotterman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Somatosensory System

  • Authors: D. Albe-Fessard, K. H. Andres, J. A. V. Bates, J. M. Besson, A. G. Brown, P. R. Burgess, I. Darian-Smith, M. Düring, G. Gordon, H. Hensel, E. Jones, B. Libet, O. Oscarsson, E. R. Perl, O. Pompeiano, T. P. S. Powell, M. Réthelyi, R. F. Schmidt, J. Semmes, S. Skoglund, J. Szentágothai, A. L. Towe, P. D. Wall, G. Werner, B. L. Whitsel, … Y. Zotterman

  • Editors: Ainsley Iggo

  • Series Title: Handbook of Sensory Physiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65438-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin · Heidelberg 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-65440-4Published: 07 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-65438-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0072-9906

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 852

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general

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