Neural Bases of Multisensory Processes

<p>It has become accepted in the neuroscience community that perception and performance are quintessentially multisensory by nature. Using the full palette of modern brain imaging and neuroscience methods <strong>The Neural Bases of Multisensory Processes</strong> details current understanding in the neural bases for these phenomena as studied across species stages of development and clinical statuses.</p><p>Organized thematically into nine sub-sections the book is a collection of contributions by leading scientists in the field. Chapters build generally from basic to applied allowing readers to ascertain how fundamental science informs the clinical and applied sciences.</p><p>Topics discussed include:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Anatomy essential for understanding the neural substrates of multisensory processing</li> <li>Neurophysiological bases and how multisensory stimuli can dramatically change the encoding processes for sensory information</li> <li>Combinatorial principles and modeling focusing on efforts to gain a better mechanistic handle on multisensory operations and their network dynamics</li> <li>Development and plasticity</li> <li>Clinical manifestations and how perception and action are affected by altered sensory experience</li> <li>Attention and spatial representations</li> </ul><p>The last sections of the book focus on naturalistic multisensory processes in three separate contexts: motion signals multisensory contributions to the perception and generation of communication signals and how the perception of flavor is generated. The text provides a solid introduction for newcomers and a strong overview of the current state of the field for experts.</p>