Sound and Hearing: A Conceptual Introduction, Luce 9781138982550 New..

Name: Sound and Hearing: A Conceptual Introduction, Luce 9781138982550 New..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Sound & HearingA Conceptual Introduction\nAuthor(s): R. Duncan Luce\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Psychology Press Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781138982550, 978-1138982550\nSynopsis\nThe major aim of this book is to introduce the ways in which scientists approach and think about a phenomenon -- hearing -- that intersects three quite different disciplines: the physics of sound sources and the propagation of sound through air and other materials, the anatomy and physiology of the transformation of the physical sound into neural activity in the brain, and the psychology of the perception we call hearing. Physics, biology, and psychology each play a role in understanding how and what we hear.\n\nThe text evolved over the past decade in an attempt to convey something about scientific thinking, as evidenced in the domain of sounds and their perception, to students whose primary focus is not science. It does so using a minimum of mathematics (high .