{"product_id":"biology-of-sensory-systems","title":"Biology of Sensory Systems","description":"Since publication of the first edition, huge developments have taken place in sensory biology research and new insights have been provided in particular by molecular biology. These show the similarities in the molecular architecture and in the physiology of sensory cells across species and across sensory modality and often indicate a common ancestry dating back over half a billion years.   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiology of Sensory Systems\u003c\/i\u003e has thus been completely revised and takes a molecular, evolutionary and comparative approach, providing an overview of sensory systems in vertebrates, invertebrates and prokaryotes, with a strong focus on human senses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a renowned author with extensive teaching experience, the book covers, in six parts, the general features of sensory systems, the mechanosenses, the chemosenses, the senses which detect electromagnetic radiation, other sensory systems including pain, thermosensitivity and some of the minority senses and, finally, provides an outline and discussion of philosophical implications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew in this edition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreater emphasis on molecular biology and intracellular mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapter on genomics and sensory systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSections on TRP channels, synaptic transmission, evolution of nervous systems, arachnid mechanosensitive sensilla and photoreceptors, electroreception in the Monotremata, language and the FOXP2 gene, mirror neurons and the molecular biology of pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpdated passages on human olfaction and gustation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver four hundred illustrations, boxes containing supplementary material and self-assessment questions and a full bibliography at the end of each part make \u003ci\u003eBiology of Sensory Systems\u003c\/i\u003e essential reading for undergraduate students of biology, zoology, animal physiology, neuroscience, anatomy and physiological psychology. The book is also suitable for postgraduate students in more specialised courses such as vision sciences, optometry, neurophysiology, neuropathology, developmental biology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise from the reviews of the first edition:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"An excellent advanced undergraduate\/postgraduate textbook.\"\u003c\/i\u003e ASLIB BOOK GUIDE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"The emphasis on comparative biology and evolution is one of the distinguishing features of this self-contained book. .... this is an informative and thought-provoking text...\"\u003c\/i\u003e TIMES HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231737499992,"sku":"9780470518632","price":85.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780470518632_68fab01a-fc79-4abf-affb-a0757623bf0e.jpg?v=1778543134","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/biology-of-sensory-systems","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}