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Perception
A multisensory perspective
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The world of perception is multisensory. Even a simple task such as judging the position of a light in a dark room depends not only on vision but also on sensory signals about the position of our body in space. Likewise, how we experience food depends on sensory signals originating from the mouth, but also from nose signals, and even vision and hearing. However, traditional books on perception still discuss each of the "senses" separately. This book takes a different
stance: it defines perception as intrinsically multisensory from the start and examines multisensory interactions as key process behind how we perceive our own body, control its movements, perceive and recognise objects, respond to edible objects, perceive space, and perceive time. In addition, the
book discusses multisensory processing in synaesthesia, multisensory attention, and the role of multisensory processing in learning.
As an introduction to multisensory perception, this book is essential reading for students in psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience at the advanced undergraduate to postgraduate levels. As the chapters address topics that are often left out of standard textbooks, this book will also serve as a useful reference for specialist perception scientists and clinicians. Finally, as a monograph understandable to the educated non-specialist this book will also be of interest to professionals who need
to take into account multisensory processing in domains such as, for instance, physiotherapy, neurological rehabilitation, human-computer interfaces, marketing, or the design of products and services.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
Thorough, rich of examples, and well planned, which makes it an excellent textbook. It is also written in a plain and engaging way and should appeal easily to undergraduate and master students. Perhaps even more importantly, it pushes the reader to rethink our typical approach to sensory systems, making it an excellent read for anybody interested in Perception. Functions take the lead over receptors, and processing of information takes the lead over neural signals
somehow turning over the habitual approach to perception. Underscoring these aspects is not only fun but is also crucial to understand how our mind works. The book makes great strides in this direction. * Perception Journal *