Cart
Free Shipping in Australia
Proud to be B-Corp

Sensation and Perception Jeremy Wolfe

Sensation and Perception By Jeremy Wolfe

Sensation and Perception by Jeremy Wolfe


57,99 $
Condition - Good
Only 1 left

Summary

Why does the sky look blue? Why does sugar taste sweet? Fully revised and updated, this introductory, full-colour text is written by experts in each of the five senses who convey the excitement of the field to students, providing comprehensive descriptions of the science behind vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste.

Sensation and Perception Summary

Sensation and Perception by Jeremy Wolfe

Why does the sky look blue? Why does sugar taste sweet? Fully revised and updated, this introductory, full-colour text is written by experts in each of the five senses who convey the excitement of the field to students, providing comprehensive descriptions of the science behind vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste.

About Jeremy Wolfe

Jeremy M. Wolfe is Professor of Ophthalmology and Radiology at Harvard Medical School, USA.

Keith R. Kluender is Professor and Head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, USA.

Dennis M. Levi is Professor of Vision Science and Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

linda m. bartoshuk is Bushnell Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida, USA.

Rachel S. Herz is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour at Brown University Medical School, USA.

Roberta L. Klatzky is Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, USA, where she also holds faculty appointments in the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition and the Human-Computer Interaction Institute.

Susan J. Lederman is Professor Emerita of Psychology at Queen's University, Canada.

Daniel M. Merfeld is Professor of Otology and Laryngology at the Harvard University Medical School, USA.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals.- 3. Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes.- 4. Perceiving and Recognizing Objects.- 5. The Perception of Color.- 6. Space Perception and Binocular Vision.- 7. Attention and Scene Perception.- 8. Motion Perception.- 9. Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics.- 10. Hearing in the Environment.- 11. Music and Speech Perception.- 12. Spatial Orientation and the Vestibular System.- 13. Touch.- 14. Olfaction.- 15. Taste.

Additional information

GOR013618503
9781605352114
160535211X
Sensation and Perception by Jeremy Wolfe
Used - Good
Hardback
Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
2014-12-17
800
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Sensation and Perception