Do you have trouble recognizing people from other races? Maybe you
know someone who gets lost frequently? For the first time since the
1970s, the ways that experience changes how we perceive the world
have all been compiled into one place. Drawing from 25 years
laboratory research experience, Dr. Bedford gathers changes to
perception and explains the connections between them. Included is
her innovative explanation for how the mind can heal the body
though meditation and visual imagery, not by magic but with
perception-much like getting used to a new pair of eyeglasses Also
discussed are how it is not racist to have trouble with other-race
faces (hint: it's like learning to taste wine), why Harry Potter's
magic wand felt like an extension of his hand, what's really going
on during ventriloquist shows, and dramatic failures of perception
like not seeing what is right in front of you and seeing but not
knowing you can see. We are asked to contemplate mind-bending
topics such as reversals of cause and effect in the perception of
time and how the supernatural relates to perceptual learning. Also
included is a special section on how to improve your perception.
For the technically minded, all the "traditional" topics of
perceptual learning and adaptation are covered: prism adaptation,
Eleanor Gibson's perceptual discrimination learning, and the
McCollough Effect. Published in 2013, 380 pages, 71 illustrations.
Bedford's book is for anyone interested in their own six senses
(the sixth sense is the immune system, she argues ) and for
students and colleagues alike. This is an opinionated work
including anti brain-research commentary and other critiques of
experiments in the scientific literature. Anecdotes on professional
acquaintances provide a personal touch. Favorite sentences:
Perception is lazy. You still need shoes.
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