| Description |
xxii, 582 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Psychophysics -- 3. Light and the eye -- 4. The retina -- 5. Retinal ganglion cells and lateral antagonism -- 6. Light adaptation and dark adaptation -- 7. The primary visual areas of the brain -- 8. Architecture of vision in the cortex -- 9. Spatial frequency representation -- 10. Form perception -- 11. Depth perception -- 12. Perceptual constancies ... and illusions -- 13. The perception of movement -- 14. Color vision -- 15. The structure of the auditory system -- 16. Frequency coding in the auditory system -- 17. Perception of loudness and space -- 18. Speech perception -- 19. Somatosensory sensation and pain -- 20. The chemical senses: taste and smell -- App. Graphs and equations -- App. Logarithms -- App. Sines and cosines -- App. Basic neurophysiology -- SensPerc program contents |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: published as Fundamentals of sensation and perception / by Michael W. Levine, Jeremy M. Shefner. Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole, 1991 |
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One CD-ROM in pocket attached to inside back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: IBM-compatible PC; Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000 |
| SUBJECT |
SensPerc (Computer program)
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| Subject |
Senses and sensation.
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Perception.
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| Author |
Levine, Michael W.
Fundamentals of sensation and perception
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Shefner, Jeremy M.
Fundamentals of sensation and perception
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| LC no. |
99089741 |
| ISBN |
0198524676 cased |
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0198524668 paperback |
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