@article{1479397,
      recid = {1479397},
      author = {Mountcastle, Vernon B., },
      title = {The Sensory Hand : Neural Mechanisms of Somatic Sensation  /},
      pages = {1 online resource (640 p.)},
      abstract = {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.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1479397},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674275447},
}