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A tour of the senses : how your brain interprets the world / John M. Henshaw.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012Description: 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1421404362
  • 9781421404363
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 152.1 23
LOC classification:
  • BF233 .H46 2012
Contents:
Electromagnetic stimuli -- Chemical stimuli -- Mechanical stimuli -- The science of sensation -- Vision -- The chemical senses -- The mechanical senses -- Remembering the present -- Perception and culture -- Perception and education.
Summary: "This entertaining introduction to sensory science is a clever mix of research findings and real-world stories that helps us understand the complex processes that turn sensory stimuli into sophisticated brain responses."--Jacket.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 152.1 HEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A516779B

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-263) and index.

Electromagnetic stimuli -- Chemical stimuli -- Mechanical stimuli -- The science of sensation -- Vision -- The chemical senses -- The mechanical senses -- Remembering the present -- Perception and culture -- Perception and education.

"This entertaining introduction to sensory science is a clever mix of research findings and real-world stories that helps us understand the complex processes that turn sensory stimuli into sophisticated brain responses."--Jacket.

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