新书介绍 Foundations of sensation and perception

 

Contents

 

This full-color textbook provides students with a thorough analysis of our perceptual experience, how it relates to the physical properties of the world and how it is linked to the biological properties of the brain.

• Preface.
• 1. General Principles.
  • Introduction.
  • Classification of the Senses.
  • Methods Used to Study Perception.
  • General Principles of Sensation and Perception.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 2. The Chemical Senses.
  • Introduction.
  • Smell.
  • Taste.
  • Flavor.
  • Evaluation.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 3. The Body Senses.
  • Introduction.
  • The Somatosensory System.
  • The Vestibular System.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 4. The Physics and Biology of Audition.
  • Introduction.
  • Sound as a Physical Stimulus.
  • The Physiology of the Auditory System.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 5. Perception of Sound.
  • Introduction.
  • Loudness Perception.
  • Pitch Perception.
  • Auditory Localization.
  • Speech Perception.
  • Auditory Scene Analysis.
  • Hearing Dysfunction.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 6. The Physics of Vision�Light and the Eye.
  • Introduction.
  • What is Light?
  • Some Important Properties of Light.
  • The Eye.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 7. Visual Physiology.
  • Introduction.
  • The Retina.
  • The Visual Pathway.
  • The Visual Cortex.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 8. Spatial Vision.
  • Introduction.
  • Fundamental Functions.
  • Representation at Multiple Spatial Scales.
  • Uses of Spatial Filters.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 9. Shape and Object Perception.
  • Introduction: The Three-Stage Model.
  • Shape Representation.
  • Object Representation.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 10. Depth Perception.
  • Introduction.
  • The Multiplicity Of Depth Cues.
  • Cue Combination.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 11. Visual Motion Perception.
  • Introduction.
  • Detecting Movement.
  • The Integration of Motion Detector Responses.
  • Multiple Processes in Motion Perception.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 12. Colour Vision.
  • Introduction.
  • Colour Space.
  • Colour Mixture.
  • Dual-Process Theory.
  • Colour Interactions.
  • Colour Deficiency.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 13. Multi-Sensory Processing In Perception.
  • Introduction.
  • Multi-Sensory Processing.
  • Synesthesia.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• 14. Individual Differences in Perception.
  • Introduction.
  • Age.
  • Sex.
  • Culture.
  • Expertise.
  • Idiosyncratic Individual Differences.
  • Chapter Summary.
  • Tutorials.
• References.
• Author Index.
• Subject Index.