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Author Mather, George.
Title Foundations of sensation and perception.
Publication Info London : Taylor and Francis, 2016.
Edition 3rd ed.


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Descript 1 online resource (719 p.)
Edition 3rd ed.
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Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the third edition -- The companion website -- 1 General principles -- Introduction -- Sensation, perception, and sensory modality -- Psychophysics -- Cognitive neuroscience -- Computational neuroscience -- 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 Color vision -- Introduction -- Color space -- Color mixture -- Dual-process theory -- Color interactions -- Color constancy -- Cortical physiology -- Color deficiency -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 9 Spatial vision -- Introduction -- Fundamental functions -- Representation at multiple spatial scales -- Uses of spatial filters -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 10 Shape and object perception -- Introduction: The three-stage model -- Shape representation -- Object representation -- Scene perception -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 11 Depth perception -- Introduction
The multiplicity of depth cues -- Cue combination -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 12 Visual motion perception -- Introduction -- Detecting movement -- Interpreting motion -- Conclusions -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 13 Multisensory processing in perception -- Introduction -- Multisensory processing -- Synesthesia -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 14 Attention and perception -- Introduction -- The need for selectivity in perception -- Manifestations of attention -- Neural substrates of attention -- Conclusions -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 15 Individual differences in perception
Introduction -- Age -- Sex -- Culture -- Expertise -- Idiosyncratic individual differences -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- Bibliography -- Index
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ISBN 9781317372547
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Author Mather, George.
Subject Perception.
Senses and sensation.
Descript 1 online resource (719 p.)
Edition 3rd ed.
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the third edition -- The companion website -- 1 General principles -- Introduction -- Sensation, perception, and sensory modality -- Psychophysics -- Cognitive neuroscience -- Computational neuroscience -- 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 Color vision -- Introduction -- Color space -- Color mixture -- Dual-process theory -- Color interactions -- Color constancy -- Cortical physiology -- Color deficiency -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 9 Spatial vision -- Introduction -- Fundamental functions -- Representation at multiple spatial scales -- Uses of spatial filters -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 10 Shape and object perception -- Introduction: The three-stage model -- Shape representation -- Object representation -- Scene perception -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 11 Depth perception -- Introduction
The multiplicity of depth cues -- Cue combination -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 12 Visual motion perception -- Introduction -- Detecting movement -- Interpreting motion -- Conclusions -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 13 Multisensory processing in perception -- Introduction -- Multisensory processing -- Synesthesia -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 14 Attention and perception -- Introduction -- The need for selectivity in perception -- Manifestations of attention -- Neural substrates of attention -- Conclusions -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 15 Individual differences in perception
Introduction -- Age -- Sex -- Culture -- Expertise -- Idiosyncratic individual differences -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- Bibliography -- Index
Note 3 concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781317372547
Author Mather, George.
Subject Perception.
Senses and sensation.

Subject Perception.
Senses and sensation.
Descript 1 online resource (719 p.)
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the third edition -- The companion website -- 1 General principles -- Introduction -- Sensation, perception, and sensory modality -- Psychophysics -- Cognitive neuroscience -- Computational neuroscience -- 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 Color vision -- Introduction -- Color space -- Color mixture -- Dual-process theory -- Color interactions -- Color constancy -- Cortical physiology -- Color deficiency -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 9 Spatial vision -- Introduction -- Fundamental functions -- Representation at multiple spatial scales -- Uses of spatial filters -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 10 Shape and object perception -- Introduction: The three-stage model -- Shape representation -- Object representation -- Scene perception -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 11 Depth perception -- Introduction
The multiplicity of depth cues -- Cue combination -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 12 Visual motion perception -- Introduction -- Detecting movement -- Interpreting motion -- Conclusions -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 13 Multisensory processing in perception -- Introduction -- Multisensory processing -- Synesthesia -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 14 Attention and perception -- Introduction -- The need for selectivity in perception -- Manifestations of attention -- Neural substrates of attention -- Conclusions -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- 15 Individual differences in perception
Introduction -- Age -- Sex -- Culture -- Expertise -- Idiosyncratic individual differences -- Chapter summary -- Tutorials -- Bibliography -- Index
Note 3 concurrent users. UkHlHU
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