A tour of the senses : how your brain interprets the world / John M. Henshaw.
2012
BF233 .H46 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
A tour of the senses : how your brain interprets the world / John M. Henshaw.
Author
Henshaw, John M.
ISBN
9781421404363 (alk. paper)
1421404362 (alk. paper)
1421404362 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Language
English
Description
272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
BF233 .H46 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
152.1
Summary
Ever wonder why some people have difficulty recognizing faces or why food found delicious in one culture is reviled in another? The author ponders these and other surprising facts in this book. From when stimuli first excite our senses to the near-miraculous sense organs themselves to the mystery of how our brain interprets senses, he explains the complex phenomena of how we see, feel, taste, touch, and smell. He takes us through the history of sensory perception, dating back to Aristotle's classification of the five main senses, and helps us understand the science and technology behind sensory research today. Traveling beyond our human senses, he describes artificial sensing technologies and instruments, unusual sensory abilities of the animal kingdom, and techniques for improving, rehabilitating, and even replacing sense organs.
This introduction to sensory science is a mix of research findings and real-world stories that helps us understand the complex processes that turn sensory stimuli into sophisticated brain responses.
This introduction to sensory science is a mix of research findings and real-world stories that helps us understand the complex processes that turn sensory stimuli into sophisticated brain responses.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-263) and index.
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Table of Contents
Stimulus. Electromagnetic stimuli
Chemical stimuli
Mechanical stimuli
The science of sensation.
Sensation. Vision
The chemical senses
The mechanical senses.
Perception. Remembering the present
Perception and culture
Perception and education.
Chemical stimuli
Mechanical stimuli
The science of sensation.
Sensation. Vision
The chemical senses
The mechanical senses.
Perception. Remembering the present
Perception and culture
Perception and education.