1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457985403321

Autore

Gescheider George A

Titolo

Information-processing channels in the tactile sensory system [[electronic resource] ] : a psychophysical and physiological analysis / / George A. Gescheider, John H. Wright, Ronald T. Verrillo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Psychology Press, c2009

ISBN

1-135-41925-6

1-283-04590-7

9786613045904

0-203-89000-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 p.)

Collana

Scientific psychology series

Altri autori (Persone)

WrightJohn H. <1938->

VerrilloRonald T

Disciplina

612.8/8

Soggetti

Touch

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-124) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Channels in touch -- Identification of specific neural systems responsible for mechanoreception -- Duplex model of mechanoreception -- Spatial and temporal summation in the P system -- The neural bases of the tactile systems -- Anatomy of tactile receptors -- Neurophysiology of tactile receptors and their nerve fibers -- Neural bases of the P and NP systems -- Four neural systems mediate the detection of vibratory stimuli -- Frequency selectivity of a neural system is determined by its receptors -- From neural systems to information-processing channels -- Sensation-magnitude enhancement occurs within but not across channels -- Multichannel model of tactile sensitivity -- The psychophysical tuning curve -- Testing the multichannel model through experiments on adaptation and masking -- Adaptation reveals the existence of tactile channels -- Masking occurs within but not across channels -- Testing the multichannel model through experiments on sensory learning -- Properties of tactile channels -- The frequency selectivity of channels -- Temporal summation and temporal acuity -- Spatial acuity -- Edge



detection -- Spatial summation -- Effects of observer characteristics -- Effects of aging on the sensitivity of tactile channels -- Effects of the menstrual cycle -- The functional roles of channels -- Channels enhance the detectability of stimuli -- Channels enhance the discriminability of stimuli -- The functional roles of the individual tactile channels -- The decibel scale -- The functional role of the PC channel -- The functional role of the RA channel -- The functional role of the SA I channel -- The functional role of the SA II channel -- Specialization of channels -- Channel interactions -- Summation of sensation magnitude across channels -- The perception of texture -- Role of attention in the enhancement and summation of sensation magnitude -- Interactions between tactile channels and other somatosensory submodalities.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996396730103316

Autore

Taylor Jeremy <1613-1667.>

Titolo

Ductor dubitantium, or, The rule of conscience in all her generall measures [[electronic resource] ] : serving as a great instrument for the determination of cases of conscience : in four books / / by Jeremy Taylor .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by James Flesher for Richard Royston ..., 1660

Descrizione fisica

2 v. : port

Soggetti

Conscience

Casuistry

Christian ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Of humane laws, the 3rd. book" and "Of nature and causes of good and evil, the 4th book" each has special t.p. and separate pagination.

First ed. Cf. NUC pre-1956.

Published later as: The rule of conscience.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library (books 1 and 2), Harvard University Library (books 3 and 4).



Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113