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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Johannes ZankerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Red Globe Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9780230552678ISBN 10: 0230552676 Pages: 350 Publication Date: 04 March 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock ![]() Table of ContentsPerception as Gateway to the World The Machinery: Understanding the Neural Code Vision 1: Brightness Vision 2: Colour Vision 3: From Images to Space Vision 4: Time and Motion Hearing 1: Sound and Noise Hearing 2: Complex Auditory Information Chemical Senses: Smell and Taste Body Senses: From the Control of Posture to Touch Focus of Interest: Attentional Modulation of Perception Managing Information Flow Through Integration of Sensory and Motor Systems Making Sense: Theoretical Approaches to Perception.ReviewsI was excited to see a book that included 'Action' both in the title and content since this aspect of perception is usually missing ... I think this book will help to complete the picture of perception and action. Richard Wilkie, Lecturer in Perception, Action and Cognition, University of Leeds, UK I thought the logical flow of ideas was one of the best aspects of this textbook. Fundamental concepts are introduced which allow the students to feel confident about the grounding of their knowledge ...The book is very readable and keeps one engaged ... and I think it will draw students into this area. Professor Alan Johnson, UCL division of Psychology and Language Sciences I was excited to see a book that included 'Action' both in the title and content since this aspect of perception is usually missing ... I think this book will help to complete the picture of perception and action. Richard Wilkie, Lecturer in Perception, Action and Cognition, University of Leeds, UK I thought the logical flow of ideas was one of the best aspects of this textbook. Fundamental concepts are introduced which allow the students to feel confident about the grounding of their knowledge ...The book is very readable and keeps one engaged ... and I think it will draw students into this area. Professor Alan Johnson, UCL division of Psychology and Language Sciences 'I found this to be a broad and interesting book, well worth investing in. As with all good textbooks this edition left me feeling that my knowledge had expanded; more importantly, it raised my appreciation of the subject and my awareness of further unanswered questions. It is a book I know I will enjoy reading again.' - Annabelle Redfern, School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Perception ""I was excited to see a book that included 'Action' both in the title and content since this aspect of perception is usually missing ... I think this book will help to complete the picture of perception and action."" Richard Wilkie, Lecturer in Perception, Action and Cognition, University of Leeds, UK ""I thought the logical flow of ideas was one of the best aspects of this textbook. Fundamental concepts are introduced which allow the students to feel confident about the grounding of their knowledge ...The book is very readable and keeps one engaged ... and I think it will draw students into this area."" Professor Alan Johnson, UCL division of Psychology and Language Sciences 'I found this to be a broad and interesting book, well worth investing in. As with all good textbooks this edition left me feeling that my knowledge had expanded; more importantly, it raised my appreciation of the subject and my awareness of further unanswered questions. It is a book I know I will enjoy reading again.' - Annabelle Redfern, School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Perception Author InformationJOHANNES ZANKER is Professor of Neuroscience at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, where he is also Head of the Psychology department. He has held positions at the Max-Planck Institute, Germany; the Australian National University; and University College London, UK. His research over the last 20 years has centred on topics at the boundaries of biology, computer science and psychology Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |