A. Shakhnovich

The Brain and Regulation of Eye Movement

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Produktbeschreibung

Dr. Shakhnovich brought out the original Russian edition of this work in 1974. Fully half of that book was concerned with his own studies of eye movements. These included observations on patients with neuromuscular disorders that produced unique oculomotor deficits. Other anomalies of eye motility resulted from local changes in cerebral and cerebellar blood flow and the effects of surgical intervention for aneurisms and brain tumors. Supplementary experi ments included the probing of single units in the motor and visual brain areas of rabbits. Still other studies were done on normal human eye movements with the aid of the Yarbus "cap" attachment to the cornea of the eye. A major aim of the original book was to show that eye movements provide a relatively simple illustration of "goal-directed behavior." This traditional Russian theme, developed by Sechenov, Pavlov, and Bemshtein, was put forth as a unifying concept to explain the author's findings. Consideration was also given to Western ideas ana problems that dominated the research of the 1950's and 1960's. Among these, as summarized by Dr. Shakhnovich, were perceptual constancy, corollary discharge, saccadic suppression, and the effects of image stabilization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4684-6966-0
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9781468469660
• ISBN-10: 1468469665
• Artikelnr.: 40771866

Inhaltsangabe

I. The Structural and Functional Organization of the Innervation Mechanisms of the Eye Muscles.- Peripheral Innervation of the Eye Muscles.- Supranuclear Innervation Mechanisms of the Eye Muscles.- Afferent Regulation of the Tonus of the Eye Muscles.- II. Fixation Movements of the Eyes.- The Role of Fixation Movements of the Eyes in Visual Perception.- Microtremor of the Eyes as an Indicator of Combined Activity of Motor Units of the Ocular Muscles.- Mechanisms Controlling Fixation Micromovements of the Eyes.- Plasticity of the System for Stabilization of Fixation.- III. Tracking Movements of the Eyes.- Visual Perception of Moving Images.- Mechanisms of Extrapolation in the Control of Tracking Movements of the Eyes.- Electrical Activity of the Ocular Muscles During Tracking Movements of the Eyes.- IV. Saccadic Eye Movements.- Saccadic Eye Movements and Visual Functions.- Mechanisms Controlling Saccadic Eye Movements.- Electrical Activity of the Ocular Muscles During Saccadic Eye Movements.- V. Convergent Eye Movements.- Convergent Eye Movements and Stereoscopic Vision.- Eye Movements and Reactions of the Pupils During Convergence.- Interaction Among Innervation Mechanisms of the Various Eye Muscles During Convergence.- VI. Eye Movements and Higher Cortical Functions.- Eye Movements and Cortical Unit Activity.- Eye Movements and Local Cerebral Blood Flow.- Eye Movements and the "Constancy" of Visual Perception.- Conclusion.- References.