Carl D. Hopkins | Britannica

Carl D. Hopkins

Contributor

BIOGRAPHY

Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Perception (2010) formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.

Primary Contributions (1)

Electroreception

Electroreception, the ability to detect weak naturally occurring electrostatic fields in the environment. Electroreception is found in a number of vertebrate species, including the members of two distinct lineages of teleosts (a group of ray-finned fishes) and monotremes (egg-laying mammals).…

Publications (1)

Encyclopedia of Perception (2010)

By E. Bruce Goldstein

The field of perception is devoted to explaining the operation of the senses and the experiences and behaviors resulting from stimulation of the senses. Perceptual processes such as recognizing faces, seeing color, hearing music, and feeling pain represent the actions of complex mechanisms, yet we usually do them easily. The Encyclopedia of Perception presents a comprehensive overview of the field of perception through authoritative essays written by leading researchers and theoreticians...