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"Signals and Perception" provides a coherent survey of our understanding of how we interact with the environment via our senses.
List of contents
PART 1: HEARING AND BALANCE - The Mechanics of Hearing: J. Ashmore - Auditory Signal Transduction: R. Fettiplace - From the Cohclear to the Cortex: C. Hackney - Imaging Central Auditory Function: A. Palmer and D. Hall - Hearing the World: C. Darwin - Hearing Deficiencies: D. Baguley and D. McFerran - The Orienting Sense: D. Furness - PART 2: VISION - Colour and Light: S. Westland - The Properties of the Cornea: K. Meek - The Retina and Visual Transduction: J. Bowmake r - Colour Vision: S. Westland - From the Retina to the Brain: A. Derrington - Functional Imaging and Vision: K. Singh - Colour Perception: A. Hurlbert - Spatial Filters and Spatial Vision: T. Meese - Motion Perception: M. Harris - Word Perception: P. Naish - PART 3: TOUCH AND PAIN - Somatosensory Coding: S. Bolanowski - The Perception of Touch: P. Cahusac - Orientation and Proprioception: I. Lyon - Nociception and Pain: J. Millar - The Function and Control of Pain: R. Orcharson - PART 4: SMELL AND TASTE - The Olfactory System: T. Jacob - Perception of Smell: T. Lorig - The Gustatory Sensory System: T. Jacob - Taste Perception: S. Van Toller - Flavours: M. Naish - PART 5: INTEGRATING THE SENSES - Sight and Sound: C. Spence - Conflicting Sensory Messages: R. Stott - Hypnosis: P. Naish