Coming to Our Senses: A Boy Who Learned to See, a Girl Who Learned to Hear, and How We All Discover the World

by Susan R. Barry

Book Overview

A neurobiologist reexamines the personal nature of perception in this groundbreaking guide to a new model for our senses.
We think of perception as a passive, mechanical process, as if our eyes are cameras and our ears microphones. But as neurobiologist Susan R. Barry argues, perception is a deeply personal act. Our environments, our relationships, and our actions shape and reshape our senses throughout our lives. This idea is no more...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541675150
• ISBN13: 9781541675155
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"