Blackwell handbook of sensation and perception [[electronic resource] /] / edited by E. Bruce Goldstein ; consulting editors, Glyn Humphreys, Margaret Shiffrar, William Yost

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (802 p.)
• Disciplina: 152.1
• Soggetto topico: Perception; Senses and sensation
• Altri autori: GoldsteinE. Bruce <1941-> HumphreysGlyn W ShiffrarMargaret YostWilliam A
• Note generali: Originally published: Blackwell handbook of perception. Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2001.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Blackwell Handbook of Sensation and Perception; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1 Cross-Talk Between Psychophysics and Physiology in the Study of Perception; 2 Principles of Neural Processing; 3 Basic Visual Processes; 4 Color Vision; 5 Visual Space Perception; 6 Object Perception; 7 The Neuropsychology of Visual Object and Space Perception; 8 Movement and Event Perception; 9 Visual Attention; 10 Separate Visual Systems for Action and Perception; 11 Pictorial Perception and Art; 12 Basic Auditory Processes; 13 Loudness, Pitch and Timbre; 14 Auditory, Localization and Scene Perception ; 15 Perception of Music16 Speech Perception and Spoken Word Recognition: Research and Theory; 17 Cutaneous Perception; 18 Olfaction; 19 Taste; 20 Perceptual Development: Vision; 21 Development of the Auditory, Gustatory, Olfactory, and Somatosensory Systems; 22 Brain Mechanisms for Synthesizing Information From Different Sensory Modalities; 23 Modularity in Perception, its Relation to Cognition and Knowledge; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This state-of-the-art handbook provides an authoritative overview of the field of perception, with special emphasis on new developments and trends. Surveys the entire field of perception, including vision, hearing, taste, olfaction, and cutaneous sensibility. Ideal for researchers and teachers looking for succinct, state-of-the-art overviews of areas outside their speciality, and for anyone wanting to know about current research and future trends. Uses a tutorial approach that results in a balanced description of topics. A 'Selected Readings' section poi
• Titolo autorizzato: Blackwell handbook of sensation and perception
• ISBN: 1-281-32251-2; 9786611322519; 0-470-70065-3; 1-4443-3165-5; 0-470-75347-1; 0-470-75199-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996208306703316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Blackwell handbooks of experimental psychology ; ; 1.