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Coming to our senses : a boy who learned to see, a girl who learned to hear, and how we all discover the world / Susan R. Barry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barry, Susan R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities--Rehabilitation--United States.
- People with disabilities.
- People with disabilities--Rehabilitation.
- Senses and sensation--Social aspects.
- Senses and sensation.
- Hard of hearing people.
- Hearing impaired--Rehabilitation.
- Blind--Rehabilitation.
- United States.
- Blind--Rehabilitation--United States.
- Blind.
- Hard of hearing people--Rehabilitation--United States.
- People with disabilities--United States--Biography.
- Blind--United States--Biography.
- Hard of hearing people--United States--Biography.
- Senses and sensation--Social aspects--United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white)
- polychrome
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 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 apparent than in the cases of people who gain senses as adults. Barry tells the stories of Liam McCoy, practically blind from birth, and Zohra Damji, born deaf, in the decade following surgeries that restored their senses. As Liam and Zohra learned entirely new ways of being, Barry discovered an entirely new model of the nature of perception. Coming to Our Senses is a celebration of human resilience and a powerful reminder that, before you can really understand other people, you must first recognize that their worlds are fundamentally different from your own.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Blessing or curse?
- How far is your vision?
- Dr. Ridley's brainchild
- A window on the brain
- Faces
- Finding things
- Vision's greatest teacher
- Going with the flow
- Finding his way
- Christmas lights on the grass
- Everything has a name
- Persistence pays off
- An uncanny feeling
- Squeaks, bangs, and laughter
- Talking to others
- Talking to herself
- Musical notes
- The cocktail party problem
- Zohra Damji, M.D.
- Conclusion: Athletes of perception.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Barry, Susan R. Coming to our senses.
- ISBN:
- 9781541620766
- Publisher Number:
- 40030640858
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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