Foundations of Sensation and Perception

ISBN-13: 9781032371375 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 470 str.

George Mather

Opis

This book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the science of sensation and perception. It covers all the human senses and answers many questions, such as why movies are so convincing, how ventriloquism works, why things sound different as you get older, and why you may feel ill in an aircraft or sea vessel.

Spis treści

1. Essentials 2. Light and the Eye 3. Visual Neuroscience 4. Early Spatial Vision 5. Seeing Depth 6. Seeing Motion 7. Seeing Colour 8. Recognition 9. Sound and Auditory Neuroscience 10. Hearing  11. Balance 12. Somatosensation and Body Sense 13. The Chemical Senses 14. Multisensory Integration

O autorze

George Mather is Honorary Professor at the University of Sussex, UK, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Lincoln, UK. He has published over 80 research papers and 5 books. His main research interests are in motion perception, visual after-effects and the perception of visual art.