The study of sensation and perception is diverse. Partly this is the result of the length of time that perceptual problems have been studied. The Greek philosophers, the pre-Renaissance …
Sensation and perception are fascinating topics, yet a major gap often separates the richness of our perceptual experiences and the pallid, academic discussion of these …
AN INQUIRY into the nature of sensory communication begins properly with psychophysics, the hundred-year-old discipline con cerned with the responses that organisms make to the …
Do you wonder how movies–sequences of static frames–appear to move, or why 3-D films look different from traditional movies? Why does ventriloquism work, and why can airliner …
Intended for courses in sensation and perception, this book covers the anatomy, physiology and phenomenology of the way humans sense and perceive the world. It is grounded in …
Presents a basic guide to the study of perception and sensory processes. Topics include psychophysics, sensory coding, energy relationships, adaptation, interactions between …
Psychophysics: A Practical Introduction, Second Edition, is the primary scientific tool for understanding how the physical world of colors, sounds, odors, movements, and shapes …
Maintaining the strong pedagogy, abundant student-friendly examples, and engaging conversational style of the previous editions, the sixth edition of this introductory textbook …
Available again: a landmark collection on sensation and perception that remains influential. This landmark volume, which remains influential today, is the result of an interdisciplinary …