Synaesthesia: Classic and Contemporary Readings

John E. Harrison (University of Cambridge)

ISBN 10: 0631197648 / ISBN 13: 9780631197645

Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, Hoboken, 1996

Synaesthesia is a condition in which a stimulus in one sensory modality automatically triggers a perceptual experience in another sensory modality. For example, on hearing a sound, the person immediately sees a colour. This volume brings together what is known about this fascinating neurological condition. The above questions, and new issues arising from the recent wave of cognitive neuroscientific research into synaesthesia, are debated in a series of chapters by leading authorities in the field. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR003927159

Inhaltsangabe:

Synaesthesia is a condition in which a stimulus in one sensory modality automatically triggers a perceptual experience in another sensory modality. For example, on hearing a sound, the person immediately sees a colour. This volume brings together what is known about this fascinating neurological condition. The above questions, and new issues arising from the recent wave of cognitive neuroscientific research into synaesthesia, are debated in a series of chapters by leading authorities in the field.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is Director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge.

John E Harrison is a Researh Associate at the University of Cambridge.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Synaesthesia: Classic and Contemporary ...
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, Hoboken
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fair