See What I'm Saying: The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Senses

See What I'm Saying: The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Senses
Author: Lawrence D. Rosenblum
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2011-03-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0393077292

"Eye-opening…memorable…Rosenblum's enthusiasm is contagious and his prose accessible." —Kirkus Reviews In this revealing romp through the mysteries of human perception, University of California psychologist Lawrence D. Rosenblum explores the astonishing abilities of the five senses—skills of which most of us are unaware. Drawing on groundbreaking insights into the brain's plasticity and integrative powers, Rosenblum examines how our brains use the subtlest information to perceive the world. A blind person, for example, can "see" through bat-like echolocation, wine connoisseurs can actually taste the vintage of an obscure wine, and pheromones can signal a lover's compatibility. Bringing us into the world of a blind detective, a sound engineer, a former supermodel, and other unforgettable characters, Rosenblum not only illuminates the science behind our sensory abilities but also demonstrates how awareness of these abilities can enhance their power.

My Five Senses

My Five Senses
Author: Aliki
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-08-04
Genre: Picture books for children
ISBN: 9780606369848

Discover how you use your five senses, sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch to learn about the world. In this classic Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book, Aliki uses simple, engaging text and colorful artwork to show young readers how they

A Tour of the Senses

A Tour of the Senses
Author: John M. Henshaw
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2012-01-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1421404745

“A blend of research findings and real-world anecdotes about people’s sensory experiences enlivens this historical view of the science behind perception.” —Science News 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, Henshaw explains the complex phenomena of how we see, feel, taste, touch, and smell. He takes us through the rich history of sensory perception, dating back to Aristotle’s classification of the five main senses, and helps us understand the science and technology behind sensory research today. A Tour of the Senses travels beyond our human senses. Henshaw describes artificial sensing technologies and instruments, unusual sensory abilities of the animal kingdom, and techniques for improving, rehabilitating, and even replacing sense organs. This entertaining introduction to sensory science is a clever mix of research findings and real-world stories that helps us understand the complex processes that turn sensory stimuli into sophisticated brain responses. “A Tour of the Senses is a fun book, which may be of interest to anyone who’s ever wondered how the eye or ear works.” —American Journal of Human Biology

Artificial Tactile Sensing in Biomedical Engineering

Artificial Tactile Sensing in Biomedical Engineering
Author: Siamak Najarian
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2009-05-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 007160152X

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Master Artificial Tactile Sensing Design for Biomedical Engineering Applications Filled with high-quality photographs and illustrations, including some in color, this definitive guide details the design and manufacturing of artificial tactile systems and their applications in surgical procedures. Artificial Tactile Sensing in Biomedical Engineering explains the fundamentals of the human sense of touch and the latest techniques for artificially replicating it. The book describes the mechanistic principles of static and dynamic tactile sensors and discusses cutting-edge biomedical applications, including minimally invasive surgery, tumor detection, robotic surgery, and surgical simulations. Artificial Tactile Sensing in Biomedical Engineering covers: Capacitive, magnetic, inductive, conductive elastomeric, optical, and thermal sensors Strain gauge and piezoelectric sensors Tactile sensing in surgery and palpation Tactile image information through palpation Tumor detection via artificial tactile sensing Estimating tumor parameters using the finite element method and an artificial neural network Determination of mechanical properties of biological tissues Tactile sensing in remote and robotic surgery Haptics application in surgical simulation

The Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider
Author: Don Lincoln
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2014-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1421413515

Lincoln, a senior scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and adjunct professor of physics at Notre Dame, gives readers an insider's view of the Hadron Collider from its conception, through its early discoveries and difficulties, to its greatest triumph, the discovery of the Higgs boson.

Discovery of the Five Senses

Discovery of the Five Senses
Author: K.N. Smith
Publisher: K.N. Smith
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2021-09-15
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0989474755

A suspenseful incident in a forbidden preserve heightens the senses of five friends. Sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell become super-gifts that forever change the world. But furious battles confront the boys as they try to understand their sensory super powers in a race to save mankind. With light beings and mysterious strangers complicating their plight, will the boys be able to defeat the evil Druth before it’s too late? Get prepared for the twisting and grinding of this award-winning, action-adventure story — an edge-of-your-seat narrative for young and mature readers alike.

Look, Listen, Taste, Touch, and Smell

Look, Listen, Taste, Touch, and Smell
Author: Pamela Hill Nettleton
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404802575

Do you know how your five sense help you? Find out how your sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch help you understand the world around you in this story about your amazing body.

Does Measurement Measure Up?

Does Measurement Measure Up?
Author: John M. Henshaw
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2006-05-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780801883750

Henshaw examines the ways in which measurement makes sense or creates nonsense.

The Man Who Tasted Words

The Man Who Tasted Words
Author: Dr. Guy Leschziner
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2022-02-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1250272378

In The Man Who Tasted Words, Guy Leschziner leads readers through the senses and how, through them, our brain understands or misunderstands the world around us. Vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch are what we rely on to perceive the reality of our world. Our senses are the conduits that bring us the scent of a freshly brewed cup of coffee or the notes of a favorite song suddenly playing on the radio. But are they really that reliable? The Man Who Tasted Words shows that what we perceive to be absolute truths of the world around us is actually a complex internal reconstruction by our minds and nervous systems. The translation into experiences with conscious meaning—the pattern of light and dark on the retina that is transformed into the face of a loved one, for instance—is a process that is invisible, undetected by ourselves and, in most cases, completely out of our control. In The Man Who Tasted Words, neurologist Guy Leschziner explores how our nervous systems define our worlds and how we can, in fact, be victims of falsehoods perpetrated by our own brains. In his moving and lyrical chronicles of lives turned upside down by a disruption in one or more of their five senses, he introduces readers to extraordinary individuals, like one man who actually “tasted” words, and shows us how sensory disruptions like that have played havoc, not only with their view of the world, but with their relationships as well. The cases Leschziner shares in The Man Who Tasted Words are extreme, but they are also human, and teach us how our lives and what we perceive as reality are both ultimately defined by the complexities of our nervous systems.

My Five Senses

My Five Senses
Author: Margaret Miller
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780613084000

A simple introduction to the five senses and how they help us experience the world around us