Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A Natural History of the Senses A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman A Natural History of the Senses is a vibrant celebration of our ability to smell, taste, hear, touch, and see. Poet, pilot, naturalist, journalist, essayist, and explorer, Diane Ackerman weaves toget… OL12900W
Sensory neuroscience Sensory neuroscience Jozef J. Zwislocki "Sensory Neuroscience: Four Laws of Psychophysics provides valid unifying principles and systematic applications for this otherwise fragmented precursor of experimental psychology, and defines four m… OL15107533W
The neural bases of multisensory processes The neural bases of multisensory processes M. M. Murray "Introducing groundbreaking original research and reviews, this indispensible reference provides a current review of the state-of-the-field focusing on the neural bases that form the foundation of mu… OL15936131W
Sensation Sensation Thalma Lobel "Like the revolutionary bestsellers Predictably Irrational and Emotional Intelligence, Sensation is an exciting, completely new view of human behavior--a new psychology of physical intelligence (or e… OL19978038W
The senses The senses Mary Kittredge Discusses the five senses, the structure and function of the sensory organs, their interrelationship with the brain and nervous system, and dysfunctions and problems of the senses. OL2942747W
Brain mechanisms in sensory substitution Brain mechanisms in sensory substitution Paul Bach-y-Rita xiv, 182 pages : 24 cm OL3741023W
Sensory processing, perception, and behavior Sensory processing, perception, and behavior Robert Burr Livingston This monograph presents the main biological foundations for perception, judgment, and behavior, in an evolutionary and developmental context. It is a summary of evidence essential for understanding n… OL6908524W
A history of the mind A history of the mind Nicholas Humphrey "A wonderful book-brilliant, unsettling, and beautifully written. Humphrey cuts bravely across the currents of contemporary thinking, opening up new vistas on old problems and offering a feast of pro… OL87868W