SEEING, HEARING, AND SMELLING THE WORLD (Brain Works)

Light, sound, taste, and smell shape our lives dramatically, but how does this happen? How can a faraway noise elicit a joyful memory or a cry? How can the smell of cookies take you back to early childhood? These powerful stimuli exist in our environment, yet remain neutral until our brain decodes the necessary information into meaningful senses. In other words, light is transformed into vision, and sound into hearing, by the brain and the brain only. Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World reveals the phenomena underlying our senses, with a brief discussion of what can go wrong (for example, hearing colors or seeing sounds). This book will reacquaint readers with their senses and challenge their fundamental understanding of the amazing human mind.

CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Neurons and Nerves
Chapter 2: Hearing
Chapter 3: The Ear
Chapter 4: Vision
Chapter 5: The Eye
Chapter 6: Visual Abnormalities
Chapter 7: Smell and Taste
Chapter 8: Synesthesia
Glossary
Bibliography
Further Reading
Index