A lively and unconventional exploration of our senses, how they work, what is revealed when they don’t, and how they connect us to the world
Over the past decade neuroscience has uncovered a wealth of new information about our senses and how they serve as our gateway to the world.
The Sense of Being Stared At: And Other Unexplained Powers of the Human Mind
Most of us know it well--the almost physical sensation that we are the object of someone’s attention. Is the feeling all in our heads? What about related phenomena, such as telepathy and premonitions? Are they merely subjective beliefs?
Myth busted: Most students do not drink alcohol around prom, graduation, parties but nearly all think typical seniors do. Students who did drink alcohol tended to drink heavily, particularly during prom.
Language, Thought and Reality
Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf
The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897–1941) grasped the relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape our innermost thoughts. His basic thesis is that our perception of the world and our ways of thinking about it are deeply influenced by the structure of the languages we speak.
"We conclude that linguistic enhancement of color contrasts provides targets with a head start in accessing visual consciousness. Our native language is thus one of the forces that determine what we consciously perceive."
About 30,000 words but each chapter is short, and many focus on visual demos.
The last chapters are a little rough. If anyone has comments, or ideas for making it more useful as an #OER, lemme know! #perception#cognition@cognition
"From Attention to Distraction", a textbook formatted for the web with bookdown
psyc2016.whatanimalssee.com
About 30,000 words but each chapter is short, and many focus on visual demos.
The last chapters are a little rough. If anyone has comments, or ideas for making it more useful as an #OER, lemme know! #perception#cognition@cognition