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Herz, Rachel Sarah was born on April 20, 1963 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Daughter of Carl Samuel and Judith Emily (Scherer) Herz.
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Why does the sky look blue? Why does sugar taste sweet? Can my dog hear the same things I hear? We all start out as natural enthusiasts for the subject material of a Sensation and Perception class. Sinauer AssociatesÂ’ new Sensation and Perception text is written by experts in each of the five senses who never lost that enthusiasm and who have a passion for conveying the excitement of this field of study to students. Sensation and Perception provides up-to-date and accurate descriptions of vision, audition, touch, taste, and olfaction in a lively and engaging manner. The book reflects the recent explosion of knowledge in higher-level perception with extensive coverage of topics such as attention, haptic perception, and speech and music. At the same time, the text provides a solid grounding in the basics of sensory physiology and psychophysics. For students for whom this is the beginning and end of their study of sensation and perception, this text is intended to give an accessible, engaging and intellectually satisfying survey of the major topics in the field. For those who are continuing, the text will be a stimulating invitation to more extensive study in this rich field. This is the first introductory sensation and perception textbook to take advantage of full-color printing through out. A robust website includes activities and demonstrations as well as additional written material for added depth.
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Why do some people like a certain aroma and others hate it? Is smell personal or cultural? How does it affect our choices and our actions? The Scent of Desire is the definitive psychological study of the importance of smell in our lives, from nourishment to procreation to our relationships with other people and the world at large. Located in the same part of the brain that processes emotion, memory, and motivation, this most essential of senses is imperative to our physical and emotional well-being. It was crucial to our ancestors' existence and it remains so today, profoundly shaping our emotional, physical, and even sexual lives. One of the world's leading experts on the psychology of smell, Rachel Herz investigates how smell functions, what purpose it serves, and how inextricably it is linked to our survival in this compelling, surprising, delightfully informative appreciation of the wonders of this sadly neglected sense.
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Herz, Rachel Sarah was born on April 20, 1963 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Daughter of Carl Samuel and Judith Emily (Scherer) Herz.
Bachelor honors, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1985. Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1992.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council postdoctoral fellow in psychology University British Columbia, Canada, 1992—1994. Assistant member Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, 1994—2000. Visiting professor department psychology Brown University Medical School, Providence, 2000—2005, visiting professor department psychiatry and human behavior, since 2005.
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Member American Psychological Society, Psychonomic Society, Association Chemoreception Sciences, Cognitive Neurosci. Society, Human Behaviour and Evolution Society.