A Natural History of the Senses

2011-12-07 Science

Author : Diane Ackerman
Release : 2011-12-07
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 315/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Natural History of the Senses written by Diane Ackerman. This book was released on 2011-12-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. “Delightful . . . gives the reader the richest possible feeling of the worlds the senses take in.” —The New York Times

My Five Senses

2015-08-04 Picture books for children

Author : Aliki
Release : 2015-08-04
Genre : Picture books for children
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Book Rating : 848/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book My Five Senses written by Aliki. This book was released on 2015-08-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how you use your five senses, sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch to learn about the world. In this classic Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book, Aliki uses simple, engaging text and colorful artwork to show young readers how they

Come to Your Senses

2007-04-17 Psychology

Author : Stanley Block
Release : 2007-04-17
Genre : Psychology
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 218/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Come to Your Senses written by Stanley Block. This book was released on 2007-04-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this newly revised edition of the award-winning Come to Your Senses: Demystifying the Mind-Body Connection, Dr. Stanley Block offers his Ten-Day Plan to optimize your life -- a breakthrough program that has helped people all over the world heal from post-traumatic stress syndrome, combat trauma, substance abuse, mental illness, pain, and depression. The easy-to-apply method uses Identity System "resting" techniques that enable you to recognize and defuse the self-defeating mental tug-of-war that exists in all of us. Learn how stress, fear, and thought activate the sympathetic nervous system with increased tension, pain, insomnia, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. By literally "coming to your senses" of taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound, you begin to control negative responses, free yourself from a paralyzed state of mind, and live a happy, balanced life. The response is amazing because the results are immediate -- ten days is all it takes -- Dr. Block's techniques take no time out of a busy schedule, they are simply incorporated into whatever activity you are engaged. Bridging the Identity System empowers you to work from your own strength and wisdom to deal with situations that arise in your life.

The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference

2020-09-30 Medical

Author :
Release : 2020-09-30
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 093/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference written by . This book was released on 2020-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference, Second Edition, Seven Volume Set is a comprehensive reference work covering the range of topics that constitute current knowledge of the neural mechanisms underlying the different senses. This important work provides the most up-to-date, cutting-edge, comprehensive reference combining volumes on all major sensory modalities in one set. Offering 264 chapters from a distinguished team of international experts, The Senses lays out current knowledge on the anatomy, physiology, and molecular biology of sensory organs, in a collection of comprehensive chapters spanning 4 volumes. Topics covered include the perception, psychophysics, and higher order processing of sensory information, as well as disorders and new diagnostic and treatment methods. Written for a wide audience, this reference work provides students, scholars, medical doctors, as well as anyone interested in neuroscience, a comprehensive overview of the knowledge accumulated on the function of sense organs, sensory systems, and how the brain processes sensory input. As with the first edition, contributions from leading scholars from around the world will ensure The Senses offers a truly international portrait of sensory physiology. The set is the definitive reference on sensory neuroscience and provides the ultimate entry point into the review and original literature in Sensory Neuroscience enabling students and scientists to delve into the subject and deepen their knowledge. All-inclusive coverage of topics: updated edition offers readers the only current reference available covering neurobiology, physiology, anatomy, and molecular biology of sense organs and the processing of sensory information in the brain Authoritative content: world-leading contributors provide readers with a reputable, dynamic and authoritative account of the topics under discussion Comprehensive-style content: in-depth, complex coverage of topics offers students at upper undergraduate level and above full insight into topics under discussion

The Five Senses

2005-12-20 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Hervé Tullet
Release : 2005-12-20
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 810/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Five Senses written by Hervé Tullet. This book was released on 2005-12-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates the senses using illustrations to convey things that can be felt and experienced using the five physical senses and imagination.

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