Electroreception: Fundamental Insights from Comparative Approaches

This book provides a comparative perspective on the topic of electroreception and reviews some of the fundamental insights gained from studies of electrosensory and electromotor systems to understand how the nervous system extracts biologically relevant information from the natural environment    A Brief History of Electrogenesis and Electroreception in FishesBruce A. Carlson and Joseph A. Sisneros The Development and Evolution of Lateral Line Electroreceptors: Insights from Comparative Molecular ApproachesClare V. H. Baker Electrosensory Transduction: Comparisons Across Structure, Afferent Response Properties, and Cellular PhysiologyDuncan B. Leitch and David Julius The Evolution and Development of Electric OrgansJason R. Gallant Biophysical Basis of Electric Signal DiversityMichael R. Markham Hormonal Influences on Social Behavior in South American Weakly Electric FishesAna C. Silva Evolutionary Drivers of Electric Signal DiversityRüdiger Krahe Using Control Theory to Characterize Active Sensing in Weakly Electric FishesSarah A. Stamper, Manu S. Madhav, Noah J. Cowan, and Eric S. Fortune Envelope Coding and Processing: Implications for Perception and BehaviorMichael G. Metzen and Maurice J. Chacron Evolution of Submillisecond Temporal Coding in Vertebrate Electrosensory and Auditory SystemsBruce A. Carlson Influences of Motor Systems on Electrosensory ProcessingKrista Perks and Nathaniel B. Sawtell Active Electrolocation and Spatial LearningSarah Nicola Jung and Jacob Engelmann Bruce A. Carlson is Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. LouisJoseph A. Sisneros is Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington, SeattleArthur N. Popper is Professor Emeritus and research professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College ParkRichard R. Fay is Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at Loyola University Chicago, Chicago