The Merging of the Senses (Cognitive Neuroscience)

By Barry E. Stein and M. Alex Meredith

Book Overview

Bringing together neural, perceptual and behavioural studies, The Merging of the Senses provides a detailed review of how the brain assembles information from different sensory systems in order to produce a coherent view of the external world. Stein and Meredith marshall evidence from a broad array of species to show that interactions among senses are the most ancient scheme of sensory organization, an integrative system reflecting a general plan that supersedes structure and species. Most importantly, they explore what is known about the neural processes by which interactions among the senses take place at the level of the single cell.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262193310
• ISBN13: 9780262193313
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 10.2"