Sensation & Perception - Softcover

Wolfe, Jeremy M.; Levi, Dennis M.; Holt, Lori L.; Bartoshuk, Linda M.; Herz, Rachel S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0197663818 ISBN 13: 9780197663813

Verlag: Sinauer Associates Inc, 2024

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Winner of the Textbook & Academic Authors Association's McGuffey Longevity Award

Sensation and Perception, Seventh Edition, introduces students to the fascinating world of human senses and helps them answer such interesting questions as "Why do some substances taste sweet" or "Why does music sound musical?" The authors, specialists in their respective domains, strive to spread their enthusiasm for fundamental questions about the human senses and the impact that answers to those questions have on medical and societal issues.

Offering a comprehensive and balanced blend of neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Sensation and Perception studies the interaction and multisensory nature of sensory experiences of the senses. Using clear writing and engaging and relevant features that apply scientific knowledge to everyday life and walk students through the scientific process and experimental design, this unique text is accessible to students from various majors.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jeremy M. Wolfe is Professor of Ophthalmology and Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He directs the Visual
Attention Lab and the Center for Advanced Medical Imaging of Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Lori Holt is a Professor of Psychology at University of Texas, specializing in speech perception.

Dennis M. Levi has taught at the University of California, Berkeley since 2001. He is Dean/Professor in the School
of Optometry and Professor at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute.

Linda M. Bartoshuk is Bushnell Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of
Florida.

Rachel S. Herz is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown
University's Warren Alpert Medical School and part-time Faculty in the Psychology Department at Boston College.

Roberta L. Klatzky is the Charles J. Queenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, where she
also holds faculty appointments in the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition and the Human-Computer
Interaction Institute.

Daniel M. Merfeld is a Professor at The Ohio State University and serves as the Senior Vestibular Scientist at the Naval Medical Research Unit in Dayton.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Sinauer Associates Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0197663818
• ISBN 13: 9780197663813
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 535
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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