{"product_id":"the-sensory-hand-vernon-b-mountcastle-9780674019744","title":"The Sensory Hand: Neural Mechanisms of Somatic Sensation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVernon 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Sensory Hand\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003ePerceptual Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he offered a detailed analysis of the role of the distributed systems of the neocortex in perception generally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by one of the giants of modern neuroscience and the first single-authored book-length treatment of the subject, \u003ci\u003eThe Sensory Hand\u003c\/i\u003e is a major work of scholarship that will be essential reading for anyone interested in how the brain registers sensation and perception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vernon B. Mountcastle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674019741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674019744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 8.20w x 1.67d","brand":"Vernon B. Mountcastle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086755410175,"sku":"9780674019744","price":132.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6d9894b-d868-4125-9e0d-07ebaf0fe420.jpg?v=1769096390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sensory-hand-vernon-b-mountcastle-9780674019744","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}