Brain sense the science of the senses and how we process the world around us / Faith Hickman Brynie.
| Author/creator | Brynie, Faith Hickman, 1946- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : American Management Association, |
| Description | xiv, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Life without touch -- In from the cold -- On which side is your bread buttered? -- Pain and the placebo effect -- Nematodes, haptics, and brain-machine interfaces -- It's Valentine's day-- sniff! -- Do odors dance in your nose? -- Life without scent -- The sweaty scent of sex -- Express train to happiness -- The bitter truth -- Coconut crazy -- Cooking up some brain chemistry -- How to knit a baby taste bud -- Expecting what you taste and tasting what you expect -- The big picture -- Color and memory -- Sizing things up -- On the move -- Vision and the video game -- Hearing, left and right -- Listening and language -- My ears are ringing -- Music and the plastic brain -- Cochlear implant : one man's journey -- Synesthesia : when senses overlap -- If this looks like déjà vu, you ain't seen nuthin' yet -- Feeling a phantom -- Probabilities and the paranormal -- Time. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009017998 |
| ISBN | 9780814413241 |
| ISBN | 0814413242 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |