Foundations of Sensation and Perception George Mather’s book is an English-language study textbook that provides scientific insight into how our senses and perception work. This book is intended for students in higher education and covers the main aspects of sensation and perception.
The book explains in an accessible way how all human senses function and answers questions such as why films are convincing, how magicians and ventriloquists achieve certain effects, and why sounds change as you get older. It covers topics such as vision, hearing, balance, touch, pain, smell, and taste, with each sense discussed from the neuroscientific basis, perceptual properties, and underlying coding principles.
In addition, each chapter contains reflective questions, key concepts, informative boxes, and summaries. There is also a tutorial section with more advanced topics such as light measurement and Fourier analysis, as well as additional themes outside traditional sensation and perception, including music perception and color blindness. This fourth edition has been revised and expanded with recent research findings and a renewed chapter structure.
This study book is a valuable resource for students of psychology, neuroscience, and related disciplines who want to delve into the complexity of senses and perception.