Electroreception: Fundamental Insights from Comparative Approaches

Bruce A. Carlson is Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis.Joseph 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

• A Brief History of Electrogenesis and Electroreception in Fishes.- The Development and Evolution of Lateral Line Electroreceptors: Insights from Comparative Molecular Approaches.- Electrosensory Transduction: Comparisons Across Structure, Afferent Response Properties, and Cellular Physiology.- The Evolution and Development of Electric Organs.- Biophysical Basis of Electric Signal Diversity.- Hormonal Influences on Social Behavior in South American Weakly Electric Fishes.- Evolutionary Drivers of Electric Signal Diversity.- Using Control Theory to Characterize Active Sensing in Weakly Electric Fishes.- Envelope Coding and Processing: Implications for Perception and Behavior.- Evolution of Sub-millisecond Temporal Coding in Vertebrate Electrosensory and Auditory Systems.- Influences of Motor Systems on Electrosensory Processing.- Active Electrolocation and Spatial Learning.