Sensation, perception and action : an evolutionary perspective

Our senses enable us to interact with the world around us, taking in a mass of information as we do so. This textbook covers all the different senses by taking a 'designer's view' that describes sensory processes through evolutionary adaptations, and discusses how behaviour is affecte...

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Main Author: Zanker, Johannes M. , 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke, U. K. : Palgrave Macmillan , c2010
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300 |a xiv, 196 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 26 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-189) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Perception as gateway to the world -- 2. The machinery: understanding the neural code -- 3. Vision 1: brightness -- 4. Vision 2: colour -- 5. Vision 3: from images to space -- 6. Vision 4: time and motion -- 7. Hearing 1: sound and noise -- 8. Hearing 2: complex auditory information -- 9. Chemical senses: smell and taste -- 10. Body senses: from the control of posture to touch -- 11. Focus of interest: attentional modulation of perception -- 12. Managing information flow through integration of sensory and motor systems -- 13. Making sense: theoretical approaches to perception 
520 |a Our senses enable us to interact with the world around us, taking in a mass of information as we do so. This textbook covers all the different senses by taking a 'designer's view' that describes sensory processes through evolutionary adaptations, and discusses how behaviour is affected by the way data is collected and used 
650 0 |a Human information processing 
650 0 |a Perception 
650 0 |a Senses and sensation 
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