Introduction: Multimodal Signal Integration and Behavior Multisensory Processing in the Insect Brain, Uwe Homberg Methods in Insect Sensory Ecology, Mattias C. Larsson and Glenn P. Svensson Mechanosensation and Audition The Chordotonal Organ: A Uniquely Invertebrate Mechanoreceptor , Lawrence H. Field Mechanosensory Integration for Flight Control in Insects, Mark A. Frye and John R. Gray Auditory Processing of Acoustic Communication Signals: Sensory Biophysics, Neural Coding, and Discrimination of Conspecific Songs, Andreas V.M. Herz, Jan Benda, Tim Gollisch, Christian K. Machens, Roland Schaette, Hartmut Schutze, and Martin B. Stemmler Vision Modern Optical Tools for Studying Insect Eyes, Doekele G. Stavenga Novel Approaches to Visual Information Processing in Insects: Case Studies on Neuronal Computations in the Blowfly, Martin Egelhaaf, Jan Grewe, Katja Karmeier, Roland Kern, Rafael Kurtz, and Anne-Kathrin Warzecha Bioinspired Sensors: From Insect Eyes to Robot Vision. F. Claire Rind Molecular Characterization of Chemosensory Systems Analysis of Taste Receptors in Drosophila, Jennifer J. Perry, Anupama Dahanukar, and John R. Carlson Combining Molecular, Physiological, and Behavioral Tools to Study Insect Olfactory Processing, Alan J. Nighorn and Lawrence J. Zwiebel Population Analysis of Sensory Systems Taste Processing in the Insect Nervous System, Philip L. Newland Insect Olfactory Neuroethology - An Electrophysiological Perspective, Rickard Ignell and Bill Hansson Optical Methods for Analyzing Odor-Evoked Activity in the Insect Brain. C. Giovanni Galizia and Richard S. Vetter A Primer on Multichannel Neural Ensemble Recording in Insects. Vincent M. Pawlowski, Thomas A. Christensen, Hong Lei, and John G. Hildebrand Appendix Index