Table Of Contents:

• ISLE Activities
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Chapter 1: What Is Perception?
• Introduction
• Introduction to Sensation and Perception
• The Basics of Perception
• The History of Sensation and Perception
• Neuroscience in Sensation and Perception
• Chapter 2: Research Methodology
• Introduction
• Psychophysics: The Method of Limits
• The Method of Constant Stimuli and the Method of Adjustment
• Magnitude Estimation
• Signal Detection Theory
• Neuroimaging Techniques
• Chapter 3: Visual System: The Eye
• Introduction
• Light
• The Eye and Its Role in the Visual System
• The Retina
• The Duplex Theory of Vision
• Retinal Ganglion Cells and Receptive Fields
• Refractive Errors and Diseases of the Eye
• Chapter 4: Visual System: The Brain
• Introduction
• The Optic Nerve, Chiasm, and the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
• The Superior Colliculus and the Primary Visual Cortex
• Functional Pathways in the Visual Cortex
• The Ventral and Dorsal Pathways in the Brain
• Development of the Visual System
• Chapter 5: Object Perception
• Introduction
• Introduction to Object Perception
• Top-Down Processing and Bottom-Up Processing
• Gestalt Psychology and Perceptual Organization
• The Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Object Perception
• Chapter 6: Color Perception
• Introduction
• Wavelengths of Light and Color
• Additive and Subtractive Color Mixing
• The Retina and Color
• The Trichromatic Theory of Color Vision
• The Opponent-Process Theory of Color Perception
• The Development of Color Perception
• Variations in Color Vision
• Constancy: Lightness and Color Constancy
• Chapter 7: Depth and Size Perception
• Introduction
• Monocular Depth Cues
• Oculomotor Cues
• Binocular Cues to Depth
• Stereograms
• Size Perception and Constancy
• Visual Illusions of Size and Depth
• Chapter 8: Movement and Action
• Introduction
• How Do We Perceive Motion?
• Form Perception and Motion Perception: Detecting Global Motion
• Action
• The Neuroscience of Motion Perception
• Chapter 9: Visual Attention
• Introduction
• Selective Attention
• Spatial Limits of Attention
• Stimulus Features That Draw Attention
• Attention Over Time
• The Anatomy and Physiology of Attention
• Chapter 10: The Auditory System
• Introduction
• Sound as Stimulus
• Anatomy of the Ear: The Outer Ear and the Middle Ear
• Anatomy of the Ear: The Inner Ear
• Chapter 11: The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization
• Introduction
• Brain Anatomy and the Pathway of Hearing
• Localizing Sound
• Auditory Scene Analysis
• Chapter 12: Speech Perception
• Introduction
• The Human Voice as Stimulus
• Variability in the Acoustics of Phonemes
• Theories of Speech Perception
• Speech Perception and the Brain
• Chapter 13: Music Perception
• Introduction
• The Acoustics of Music
• The Neuroscience of Music
• Learning, Culture, and Music Perception
• Chapter 14: Touch and Pain
• Introduction
• The Skin and Its Receptors
• Neural Pathways
• The Neurochemistry of Pain: Endogenous Opioids and the Perception of Itch
• Haptic Perception
• The Vestibular System: The Perception of Balance
• Chapter 15: Olfaction and Taste
• Introduction
• Olfaction
• Olfactory Perception
• Taste Perception
• Glossary
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index