This text provides an introduction to the study of basic physiology and sensory response through the findings of Coren, Ward and Enns. New coverage in the fourth edition includes chapters on visual physiology, attention and form perception.

Sensation and Perception

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Coren, Stanley

Ward, Lawrence M.

Psychology & Counseling

Harcourt College Pub.

This book is a succinct introduction to the orienting of attention. Richard Wright and Lawrence Ward describe the covert orienting literature clearly and concisely, illustrating it with numerous high-quality images, specifically designed to make the challenging theoretical concepts very accessible. The book begins with an historical introduction that provides a great deal of information about orienting, much of which will be new even to seasoned researchers. Wright and Ward then systematically describe the development of various experimental paradigms that have been devised to study covert orienting, and the theoretical issues raised by this research. One trend that they analyze in detail is the progression from relatively simple models of spatial attention (attention spotlight and zoom lens models) to an integrative computational framework based on a concept called the "activity distribution." They also present a comprehensive survey of cognitive neuroscience research on the brain mechanisms underlying spatial attention shifts, as well as a chapter summarizing recent research on crossmodal attention shifts, and elucidating the links between attention orienting in the visual, auditory, and tactile domains. In the Epilogue they offer a concise summary of the book, and develop preliminary frameworks for understanding the relationship between spatial attention and orienting in response to social cues (social cognitive neuroscience) and for describing the evolution of covert orienting. Orienting of Attention provides a systematic survey that is ideal for those looking for an accessible introduction to the field and also for students and researchers who want a state-of the-art overview.

Orienting of Attention

Wright, Richard D.

Oxford University Press

An introduction to the application of dynamical systems science to the cognitive sciences.
 Dynamical Cognitive Science makes available to the cognitive science community the analytical tools and techniques of dynamical systems science, adding the variables of change and time to the study of human cognition. The unifying theme is that human behavior is an "unfolding in time" whose study should be augmented by the application of time-sensitive tools from disciplines such as physics, mathematics, and economics, where change over time is of central importance.
The book provides a fast-paced, comprehensive introduction to the application of dynamical systems science to the cognitive sciences. Topics include linear and nonlinear time series analysis, chaos theory, complexity theory, relaxation oscillators, and metatheoretical issues of modeling and theory building. Tools and techniques are discussed in the context of their application to basic cognitive science problems, including perception, memory, psychophysics, judgment and decision making, and consciousness. The final chapter summarizes the contemporary study of consciousness and suggests how dynamical approaches to cognitive science can help to advance our understanding of this central concept.

Dynamical Cognitive Science (Bradford Books)

Mental Health

Bradford Books

This highly acclaimed book provides a theoretically balanced introduction to the study of basic physiology and sensory responses. Subject areas such as attention, speech and music, and individual differences have been the foci of much significant experimental work in recent years are each given separate chapters.

Science & Math

Enns, James T.

Biological Sciences

wiley

This highly acclaimed book provides a theoretically balanced introduction to the study of basic physiology and sensory responses. The authors survey a broad range of topics and present different theories and perspectives in controversial areas. 
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<li>Demonstrations allow the reader to experience many of the perceptual phenomena firsthand using common household items or illustrations in the book.</li> <li>Describes natural instances of perceptual phenomena to bring the subject matter to life.</li> </ul>

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Sensation and Perception

Orienting of Attention

Dynamical Cognitive Science (Bradford Books)

Sensation and Perception

Sensation and Perception