The hand is an organ of considerable capability. With it we feel,
point, and reach, we determine the texture and shape of objects we
palpate, we emit and receive signs of approval, compassion,
condolence, and encouragement, and, on a different register,
rejection, threat, dislike, antagonism, and attack.
Vernon Mountcastle has devoted his career to studying the
neurophysiology of sensation--the extended sensory surface,
consisting of skin and subcutaneous tissue--in the hand. In "The
Sensory Hand" Mountcastle provides an astonishingly comprehensive
account of the neural underpinnings of the rich and complex tactile
experiences evoked by stimulation of the hand. Mountcastle focuses
attention on the nerve pathways linking the hand to central neural
structures, structures that play a role in several other aspects of
somatic sensation. His new book thus becomes a sequel to his
earlier volume, "Perceptual Neuroscience," in which he offered a
detailed analysis of the role of the distributed systems of the
neocortex in perception generally.
Written by one of the giants of modern neuroscience and the
first single-authored book-length treatment of the subject, "The
Sensory Hand" is a major work of scholarship that will be essential
reading for anyone interested in how the brain registers sensation
and perception.
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