Sensory Mechanisms of the Spinal Cord: Volume 1: Primary Afferent Neurons and the Spinal Dorsal Horn Volume 2: Ascending Sensory Tracts and their Descending Control

The third edition of this monograph continues to have the goal of providing an overview of current thought about the spinal cord mechanisms that are responsible for sensory processing. We hope that the book is of value to both basic and clinical neuroscientists. Several changes have been made in the presentation, as well as additions because of the research advances that have been made during the past decade. Chapters 3 and 4 in the previous edition have been subdivided, and now the morphology of primary afferent neu­ rons of the dorsal root ganglia is described in Chapter 3 and the chemical neuroanatomy of these neurons in Chapter 4. The description of the dorsal horn in the previous Chapter 4 is now included in Chapter 5, and the chemical neuroanatomy of the dorsal horn in Chapter 6. Furthermore, discussions of the descending control systems have now been consolidated at the end of Chapter 12. The authors would like to express their appreciation for the help provided by several individuals. R.E.C. wishes to acknowledge the many things he learned about primary afferent neurons from conversations with Dr S. N. Lawson. He also thanks Lyn Shilling for her assistance with the typing. WDW thanks Dr Nada Lawand for her critical reading of parts of the manuscript, Rosaline Leigh for help with the manuscript, and Griselda Gonzales for preparing the illustrations. Front Matter....Pages i-xxxvii Introduction....Pages 1-17 Sensory Receptors and Peripheral Nerves....Pages 19-90 Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells and their Processes....Pages 91-101 Chemical Anatomy of Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells....Pages 103-154 Structure of the Dorsal Horn....Pages 155-186 Chemical Anatomy of the Dorsal Horn....Pages 187-270 Functional Organization of Dorsal Horn Interneurons....Pages 271-560 Ascending Sensory Pathways in Cord White Matter....Pages 561-596 Sensory Pathways in the Dorsal Funiculus....Pages 597-664 Sensory Pathways in the Dorsal Lateral Funiculus....Pages 665-704 Sensory Pathways in the Ventral Quadrant....Pages 705-788 The Sensory Channels....Pages 789-881 Back Matter....Pages 883-984 This text provides an historical and contemporary overview of an active field of neuroscience research on somato-visceral sensation. Medical (and indirectly veterinary) implications are emphasized. Extensive revisions have been made since the last edition, including the addition of two chapters. Many significant literature citations have been added for the period since the last edition. The illustrations have been substantially expanded, including a number that emphasize newly applied techniques