Sensation and Perception 7e

Wolfe, Levi, HOLT, Bartoshuk, Herz (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

688 Seiten

2024 | 7th edition
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-766381-3 (ISBN)

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Sensation and Perception, Seventh Edition, introduces students to the fascinating world of human senses and helps them answer such interesting questions as "Why do some substances taste sweet" or "Why does music sound musical?" The authors, specialists in their respective domains, strive to spread their enthusiasm for fundamental questions about the human senses and the impact that answers to those questions have on medical and societal issues.Offering a comprehensive and balanced blend of neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Sensation and Perception studies the interaction and multisensory nature of sensory experiences of the senses. Using clear writing and engaging and relevant features that apply scientific knowledge to everyday life and walk students through the scientific process and experimental design, this unique text is accessible to students from various majors.The eBook offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: Find the eBook on VitalSource.New to this EditionHighlights interoception throughout the new editionOffers new material on "Social Touch," tickle, and itch in the "Touch" chapterIncludes a revised discussion of "The Dress That Ate the Internet" in the "Color" chapterIntegrates a section on the role of smell in virtual reality in the "Olfaction" chapterPresents new research on COVID-19's effects on olfaction and tasteOffers a new section on mathematical and computational modeling in perceptionIncludes recent findings on the "visual word form area" in the brainIntegrates enhanced coverage of the functions of the outer hair cells of the inner ear, along with a revised and updated section on the treatment of hearing lossProvides new material on how sound affects visionFeaturesIntegrates the newest work on sensation and perception with classic research"Sensation and Perception in Everyday Life" boxes discuss the application of basic science knowledge to practical problems in the real world"Scientists at Work" boxes walk students through the scientific process. Based on real experiments, the boxes provide a window into the thought process behind designing experiments that yield scientific results."Multisensory Integration" sections throughout the text highlight how human senses interact and create a more holistic and realistic picture of perceptionDiscussion of the various ways in which olfaction is involved in daily life

Jeremy M. Wolfe is Professor of Ophthalmology and Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He directs the Visual Attention Lab and the Center for Advanced Medical Imaging of Brigham and Women's Hospital.Lori Holt is a Professor of Psychology at University of Texas, specializing in speech perception.Dennis M. Levi has taught at the University of California, Berkeley since 2001. He is Dean/Professor in the School of Optometry and Professor at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute.Linda M. Bartoshuk is Bushnell Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida.Rachel S. Herz is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School and part-time Faculty in the Psychology Department at Boston College.Roberta L. Klatzky is the Charles J. Queenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, where she also holds faculty appointments in the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition and the Human-Computer Interaction Institute.Daniel M. Merfeld is a Professor at The Ohio State University and serves as the Senior Vestibular Scientist at the Naval Medical Research Unit in Dayton.

Table of Contents1. Introduction2. The First Steps in Vision: From Light to Neural Signals3. Spatial Vision: From Spots to Stripes4. Perceiving and Recognizing Objects5. The Perception of Color6. Space Perception and Binocular Vision7. Attention and Scene Perception8. Visual Motion Perception9. Hearing: Physiology and Psychoacoustics10. Hearing in the Environment11. Music and Speech Perception12. Vestibular Sensation13. Touch14. Olfaction15. Taste

Erscheinungsdatum	05.07.2024
Reihe/Serie	Sinauer
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	1734 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	0-19-766381-8 / 0197663818
ISBN-13	978-0-19-766381-3 / 9780197663813
Zustand	Neuware