Perception, Consciousness, Memory Reflections of a Biologist
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PERCEPTION, CONSCIOUSNESS, MEMORY Reflections of a Biologist G.
ADAM
Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Professor of Physiology Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
PJ..ENUM PRESS· NEW YORK AND LONDON
Translated by K. TAKACSI·NAGY
Published in the U.S.A. by PLENUM PRESS
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 73·20153 ISBN-13: 978-1-4684-2075-3 e-ISBN-13: 978-1-4684-2073-9 DOl: 10.1007/978-1-4684-2073-9
Joint edition published with AKADEMIAI KIADO, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
© AKADEMIAI KIADO, BUDAPEST 1980 SOFTCOVER REPRINT OF THE HARDCOVER 1ST EDITION 1980
Contents
Preface................ ..............................
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PART!
PERCEPTION -INFORMATION UPTAKE OF THE MIND Chapter 1
The biology of perception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Experknentaltechniques ............ .......... ...... Generation and conduction of knpulses ............... Functional unity of analyzers ........................ Once more about the problem of methods . . . . . . . . . . . . Connection between stknulus and perception .......... Physiological characteristics of perception .............
17 17 19 31 32 40 44
Chapter 2
Perception of electromagnetic waves: vision . . . . . . . . . . . . The receiving end: the retina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The thalamus-a central relay station ................ The cortical decoding center ......................... The central control of vision ......................... The perception of patterns .......................... Visual perception of depth and distance ...............
47 47 56 59 64 69 71
ChapterS
Perception of mechanical vibrations: hearing ............ Structure of the auditory analyzer .................... Coding and decoding in the auditory system ...........
74 74 79
5
Perception 'of acoustic configuration and direction of sounds Cerebral control in the auditory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80 82
Chapter 4-
Perception of tlle mechanics of body position . . . . . . . . . . . . . Structure and encoding activity of proprioceptors .... Cortical decoding of information on body position ..... The gamma.-efferent mechanism: central control of muscle receptors ........................................
83 84 89 92
Ohapter 5
Senses of indefinite classification: cutaneous and chemical receptors ............................................ 94 Physiological analysis of sensations arising from cutaneous receptors ........................................ 95 Encoding and decoding mechanisms in the sensation of taste and smell .................................. 100 Chapter 6
Interoception-sensory function without perception. . . . . .. Structure of the visceral sensory apparatus ............ Encoding of interoceptive impulses ................... Decoding of visceral impulses ........................
104 107 109
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THE ENERGETICS OF MENTAL PROCESSES: THE WAKING STATE, SLEEP, ATTENTION, AND CONSCIOUSNES
