Sensation, Perception and Action : An Evolutionary Perspective

by Zanker, Johannes

ISBN13:

9780230552678

ISBN10:

0230552676

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

4/15/2010

Publisher(s):

Palgrave Macmillan

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Summary

Our senses enable us to interact with the world around us, taking in a mass of information as we do so. This textbook covers the full scope of different senses by taking a designers view that describes sensory processes through evolutionary adaptations, and discusses how behaviour is affected by the way data is collected and used.

Author Biography

JOHANNES ZANKER is Professor of Neuroscience at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is also Head of the Psychology department. He received both his diploma and PhD from Tubingen, Germany. He is well regarded in the field of Sensation and Perception.

List of Figures	p. viii
List of Table	p. x
List of Colour Plates	p. xi
Preface	p. xii
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
Perception As Gateway to the World	p. 1
The Machinery: Understanding The Neural Code	p. 14
Vision 1: Brightness	p. 30
Vision 2: Colour	p. 44
Vision 3: From Images to Space	p. 54
Vision 4: Time and Motion	p. 71
Hearing 1: Sound And Noise	p. 85
Hearing 2: Complex Auditory Information	p. 99
Chemical Senses: Smell and Taste	p. 112
Body Senses: From the Control of Posture to Touch	p. 124
Focus Of Interest: Attentional Modulation of Perception	p. 137
Managing Information Flow through Integration of Sensory and Motor Systems	p. 148
Making Sense: Theoretical Approaches to Perception	p. 161
References	p. 171
Index	p. 190
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