A Tour of the Senses: How Your Brain Interprets the World

by John M. Henshaw

Book Overview

2012 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine

Ever wonder why some people have difficulty recognizing faces or why food found delicious in one culture is reviled in another? John M. Henshaw ponders these and other surprising facts in this fascinating and fast-paced tour of the senses.

From when stimuli first excite our senses to the near-miraculous sense organs themselves to the mystery of how our brain interprets senses,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421404362
• ISBN13: 9781421404363
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher