Sensation and Perception

Written by acclaimed researcher and teacher Steven Yantis, Sensation and Perception shows students how scientists investigate and understand sensory and perceptual phenomena today. Like no other textbook for the course, it integrates classic and current research--including the latest developments in cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging--into a highly accessible portrait of the field's defining principles and experiments. Engagingly written, filled with outstanding art (including 3-D images), and supported by dozens of interactive visual demonstrations devised by the author, it is your students' gateway to the forefront of research in sensation and perception.

Table of Contents:
Foundations Light and the Eyes The Visual Brain Recognizing Visual Objects Perceiving Color Perceiving Depth Perceiving Motion and Perception for Action Attention and Awareness Sound and the Ears The Auditory Brain and Perceiving Auditory Scenes Perceiving Speech and Music The Body Senses The Chemical Senses: Perceiving Odors and Tastes

About the Author :
STEVEN YANTIS is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, USA. He received a PhD in Experimental Psychology at the University of Michigan in 1985, and following a year as postdoctoral fellow at Stanford, he joined the JHU faculty in 1986. His research interests focus on cognitive control and selective attention during multitasking by measuring both behavior (response time, eye movements) and brain activity (functional MRI). He received the Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association in 1994 and the Troland Research Award from the National Academy of Sciences in 1996.

Review :
'There are many strengths: pedagogical features such as the vignettes and interspersed review questions. The Applications section at the end of each chapter is a great idea. The book is well-written and probably at just about the right level for my students.' - Dan Swift, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA 'This is a clearly written text that does an excellent job of presenting classic topics in the field of Sensation and Perception in the context of current research methodology and findings. Yantis has a talent for simplifying the most complicated of topics. The real-life examples and simple demonstrations that are provided throughout the chapter should help students understand difficult concepts.' - Sandra McFadden, Western Illinois University, USA 'A readable text that incorporates the current research with interesting examples of application.' - Barbara Blatchley, Agnes Scott College, USA