US-Russian Workshop on Comparative Sensory Biology

9310484波普，这次美俄比较感觉生物学研讨会是由Dr。帕克学院马里兰大学的阿瑟·N·波普尔和俄罗斯科学院化学物理研究所的米哈伊尔·A·奥斯特罗夫斯基博士、莫斯科国立大学教授。在过去的几年里，很明显，不同的动物物种已经进化出了在其环境中提取大量感觉信息的能力。虽然其中一些感官，如视觉和听觉，在水生和陆地动物中是相似的，但许多水生动物已经进化出提取和处理信息的特殊技术。除了更“传统”的感觉，侧线和电接收在水生物种中是独一无二的。迄今为止，仅在1987年举行过一次关于水生动物感觉系统的国际会议和一次关于比较感觉系统的国际会议。由于政治气候的原因，没有俄罗斯人参加这次会议。只有几个俄罗斯人参加了1982年的一次更广泛的会议。与此同时，俄罗斯在比较感觉生物学和感觉系统进化的各个领域进行了非常活跃的研究。因此，这次研讨会将使美国和俄罗斯科学家能够从思想交流和潜在的双边合作中受益。研讨会的主题将限于三个感官系统：电接收、机械接收(听觉和侧线)和视觉。这项动物学研究通过使美国和俄罗斯的顶尖专家能够将互补的人才结合在一起，并在相互感兴趣和能力很强的领域汇集研究资源，从而实现了推进科学的计划目标。

9310484 Popper This U.S.-Russian Workshop on Comparative Sensory Biology is organized by dr. Arthur N. Popper of the University of Maryland, College Park and Dr. Mikhail A. Ostrovsky of the Institute of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and professor at Moscow State University. In past years, it has become apparent that different animal species have evolved the ability to extract a good deal of sensory information within their environment. While some of these senses, such as vision and hearing, are similar in aquatic and terrestrial animals, many aquatic animals have evolved special techniques for extracting and processing information. In addition to the more "traditional" senses, the lateral line and electroreception are found uniquely in aquatic species. To date, there has been only a single international meeting on sensory systems of aquatic animals and one on comparative sensory systems, in 1987. Due to the political climate, no Russians were included in the meeting. Only a few Russians were included in a more general 1982 meeting. At the same time, there has been very active research in Russia in various areas of comparative sensory biology and evolution of sensory systems. Thus, this workshop will enable U.S. and Russian scientist to benefit from the interchange of ideas and from potential bilateral collaborations. The workshop topics will be limited to three sensory systems: electroreception, mechanoreception (hearing and the lateral line), and vision. This research in zoology fulfills the program objectives of advancing science by enabling leading experts in the U.S. and Russia to combine complementary talents and pool research resources in areas of strong mutual interest and competence.