The book you are about to read is about research that asks questions like" How do our
senses operate?"" What is the connection between nervous system activity and perception?" …

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 …