The Merging of the Senses

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Barry E. Stein (Professor and Chair, Wake Forest University School of Medicine) M. Alex Meredith (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medecine)

The Merging of the Senses

Barry E. Stein (Professor and Chair, Wake Forest University School of Medicine), M. Alex Meredith (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medecine)

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MIT Press
22 January 1993

Neurology & clinical neurophysiology

Series: Cognitive Neuroscience

Bringing together neural, perceptual, and behavioral studies, The Merging of the Senses provides the first detailed review of how the brain assembles information from different sensory systems in order to produce a coherent view of the external world. Stein and Meredith marshall evidence from a broad array of species to show that interactions among senses are the most ancient scheme of sensory organization, an integrative system reflecting a general plan that supersedes structure and species. Most importantly, they explore what is known about the neural processes by which interactions among the senses take place at the level of the single cell.

The authors draw on their own experiments to illustrate how sensory inputs converge (from visual, auditory, and somatosensory modalities, for instance) on individual neurons in different areas of the brain, how these neurons integrate their inputs, the principles by which this integration occurs, and what this may mean for perception and behavior. Neurons in the superior colliculus and cortex are emphasized as models of multiple sensory integrators.

By: Barry E. Stein (Professor and Chair Wake Forest University School of Medicine), M. Alex Meredith (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medecine)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780262693011
ISBN 10: 0262693011
Series: Cognitive Neuroscience
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 22 January 1993
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Barry E. Stein is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. His previous books on this topic include The Merging of the Senses (MIT Press, 1993) and The Handbook of Multisensory Processes (MIT Press, 2004). M. Alex Meredith is Associate Professor of Anatomy at the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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