A tour of the senses : how your brain interprets the world / John M. Henshaw.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012Description: 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1421404362
- 9781421404363
- 152.1 23
- BF233 .H46 2012
Contents:
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.
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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 152.1 HEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A516779B |
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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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