How do Brains Work?: Papers of a Comparative Neurophysiologist

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Goals and Strategies in Brain Research: The Place of Comparative Neurology....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-13
Mechanisms of Integration: What Parameters Control Output as Function of Input?....Pages 14-19
Graded Signals: Is the All-Or-None Law Exceptional? Why Spikes?....Pages 20-24
Codes in the Neurons: How is Information Represented in Brain Tissue?....Pages 25-30
Reliability and Redundancy of Neurons: Can We Distinguish Probabilistic, Stochastic, and Noisy Processes?....Pages 31-43
A Preparation for the Physiological Study of the Unit Synapse....Pages 44-45
Measurement of Imposed Voltage Gradient Adequate to Modulate Neuronal Firing....Pages 46-53
Intracellular Recording from the Giant Synapse of the Squid....Pages 54-66
Diverse forms of Activity in the Somata of Spontaneous and Integrating Ganglion Cells....Pages 67-90
Neuron Doctrine and Electrophysiology....Pages 91-96
Modulation of Activity of One Neuron by Subthreshold Slow Potentials in Another in Lobster Cardiac Ganglion....Pages 97-111
Pacemaker Neurons: Effects of Regularly Spaced Synaptic Input....Pages 112-115
Circuitry and Beyond: How Far Does Connectivity Get Us?....Pages 116-123
Equivalence Sets: How Many Kinds of Nerve Cells Are There?....Pages 124-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-137
Physiology of an Infrared Receptor: The Facial Pit of Pit Vipers....Pages 138-139
Evidence for a Category of Electroreceptors in the Lateral Line of Gymnotid Fishes....Pages 140-140
Further Analysis of Sensory Coding in Electroreceptors of Electric Fish....Pages 141-148
Coding Properties of Two Classes of Afferent Nerve Fibers: High-Frequency Electroreceptors in the Electric Fish, Eigenmannia ....Pages 149-170
General Introduction....Pages 171-182
Lateral Line Research: Prospects and Opportunities....Pages 183-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-194
Recognition: Are There Multiple Mechanisms for Filtering Complex Stimuli?....Pages 195-203
Expectation: Is Stimulus-Specific Apparent Anticipation a Sign of Higher Function?....Pages 204-215
Functional Organization of Receptive Fields of Movement Detecting Neurons in the Frog’s Retina....Pages 216-222
Discrimination Among Temporal Patterns of Stimulation in a Computer Model of a Coelenterate Nerve Net....Pages 223-232
Neuronal Mechanisms for Object Discrimination in the Weakly Electric Fish Eigenmannia Virescens ....Pages 233-250
The Sensory Functions of the Cerebellum of the Thornback Ray, Platyrhinoidis triseriata ....Pages 251-262
Cerebellum mediates modality-specific modulation of sensory responses of midbrain and forebrain in rat....Pages 263-266
Physiology of lateral line mechanoreceptive regions in the elasmobranch brain....Pages 267-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-287
Brain Waves: Is Synchrony a Sign of Higher Function? Is the EEG Basically Rhythmic?....Pages 288-305
Problems in the Comparative Study of Brain Waves....Pages 306-331
Electrical Signs of Activity in Assemblies of Neurons: Compound Field Potentials as Objects of Study in Their Own Right....Pages 332-355
Comparison of ongoing compound field potentials in the brains of invertebrates and vertebrates....Pages 356-374
Lateral coherence of the electrocorticogram: a new measure of brain synchrony....Pages 375-396
Evoked and Event-Related Potentials: Has Evolution Altered Assembly Responses?....Pages 397-415
Evoked Potentials in the Central Auditory System of Alert Porpoises to Their Own and Artificial Sounds....Pages 416-436
Acoustic Evoked Activity in the Brain in Sharks....Pages 437-448
Auditory brainstem response in dolphins....Pages 449-453
Commentary Neuroethology Deserves More Study of Evoked Responses....Pages 454-466
The Auditory Brain Stem Response in Five Vertebrate Classes....Pages 467-479
Front Matter....Pages 481-485
Neuroethology: What Does It Mean for General Neurobiology?....Pages 486-495
Front Matter....Pages 481-485
The Origins of Patterned Nervous Discharge....Pages 496-508
The Jamming Avoidance Response of High Frequency Electric Fish....Pages 509-534
Neuroethological Role of Dynamic Traits of Excitable Cells: A Proposal for the Physiological Basis of Slothfulness in the Sloth....Pages 535-544
Significance of Findings on Electroreception for General Neurobiology....Pages 545-568
Evolution of Nervous System: What’s So Special About Brains?....Pages 569-580
The Phylogenetic Distribution of Electroreception: Evidence for Convergent Evolution of a Primitive Vertebrate Sense Modality....Pages 581-602
Comparative Neuroscience Holds Promise for Quiet Revolutions....Pages 603-609
‘Simple’ model systems need comparative studies: differences areas important as commonalities....Pages 610-612
Comparative Cognition: What Measures of Capacities Can Apply to Diverse Species?....Pages 613-621
Afterthoughts on Animal Minds....Pages 622-628
The Application of Scientific Evidence to the Issues of Use of Animals In Research: The Evolutionary Dimension in the Problem of Animal Awareness....Pages 629-631
Back Matter....Pages 633-665