Mechanosensory neurons from a proprioceptor (the femoral chordotonal organ) signal the movements and positions of the femorotibial joint of a locust leg. Intracellular recordings from these neurons during walking show that their spikes are superimposed on a depolarizing synaptic input generated near their output terminals in the CNS. The depolarization consists of a rhythmic synaptic input at e...

given the significance of relativism in molding our worldview and uncovering the nature of truth, this study using the newly-developed concept of emotioncy, attempted to introduce sensory relativism as a new perspective based on which senses can relativize our understanding of the world. to espouse the theory, 24 individuals were interviewed on their experiences of phlebotomy. the results were ...

Glossary Amplitude modulation Refers to a signal in which changes in amplitude carry sensory information. Corollary discharge Refers to a copy of a motor command that is sent from motor areas to sensory areas in the brain. It is often used to predict and eliminate sensory responses to self-generated stimuli. Electrosense Ability to detect electric fields. A passive electrosense is one in which ...

Sensory and motor noise limits the precision with which we can sense the world and act upon it. Recent research has begun to reveal computational principles by which the central nervous system reduces the sensory uncertainty and movement variability arising from this internal noise. Here we review the role of optimal estimation and sensory filtering in extracting the sensory information require...

Sensory and motor noise limits the precision with which we can sense the world and act upon it. Recent research has begun to reveal computational principles by which the central nervous system reduces the sensory uncertainty and movement variability arising from this internal noise. Here we review the role of optimal estimation and sensory filtering in extracting the sensory information require...

Signals presented simultaneously in two sensory modalities are detected faster and more accurately than their uni-modal presentations. We investigated the effect of repeated experience in successive test blocks (Repetition Priming, RP) for simultaneously presented multi-sensory stimuli, as compared to uni-sensory, visual, stimuli. Participants had to decide whether the order of letters in two l...

BACKGROUND Altered sensory information arising from damaged knee joint structures has been hypothesized as a contributing factor to persistent muscle dysfunction following injury. METHODS Composite femoral nerve sensory signal was measured in 24 rabbits randomly allocated (8 per group) to receive surgical anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) transection with or without autograft reconstruction or...