Foundations of Sensation and Perception

Preface. Part 1. General Principles. Introduction. Classification of the Senses. Methods Used to Study Perception. General Principles of Sensation and Perception. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 2. The Chemical Senses. Introduction. Smell. Taste. Flavor. Evaluation. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 3. The Body Senses. Introduction. The Somatosensory System. The Vestibular System. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 4. The Physics and Biology of Audition. Introduction. Sound as a Physical Stimulus. The Physiology of the Auditory System. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 5. Perception of Sound. Introduction. Loudness Perception. Pitch Perception. Auditory Localization. Speech Perception. Auditory Scene Analysis. Hearing Dysfunction. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 6. The Physics of Vision-Light and the Eye. Introduction. What is Light? Some Important Properties of Light. The Eye. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 7. Visual Physiology. Introduction. The Retina. The Visual Pathway. The Visual Cortex. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 8. Spatial Vision. Introduction. Fundamental Functions. Representation at Multiple Spatial Scales. Uses of Spatial Filters. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 9. Shape and Object Perception. Introduction: The Three-Stage Model. Shape Representation. Object Representation. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 10. Depth Perception. Introduction. The Multiplicity Of Depth Cues. Cue Combination. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 11. Visual Motion Perception. Introduction. Detecting Movement. The Integration of Motion Detector Responses. Multiple Processes in Motion Perception. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 12. Color Vision. Introduction. Color Space. Color Mixture. Dual-Process Theory. Color Interactions. Color Deficiency. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 13. Multi-Sensory Processing In Perception. Introduction. Multi-Sensory Processing. Synesthesia. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. Part 14. Individual Differences in Perception. Introduction. Age. Sex. Culture. Expertise. Idiosyncratic Individual Differences. Chapter Summary. Tutorials. References. Author Index. Subject Index.