Foundations of Sensation and Perception

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: George Mather, George (University of Lincoln Mather, Mather George
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032371375
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3237137-5
• No. of pages: 430
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Perception, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Social, group or collective psychology, Neurosciences, Cognition and cognitive psychology