Psychology Links for 
Perception

Major Senses: Vision & Audition

Subliminal Perception
An overview of the impact on American Society

John Krantz's  S&P website  
Links to sites with visual illusions, demonstrations of visual phenomena such as Gestalt principles and constancy, tutorials, and some auditory perception examples.  Some of these sites have excellent interactive demonstrations. 

Brown University TarrLab Projects  
Demonstrations of interesting studies about perception of complex objects, scenes, and virtual reality.  Includes some games and other interaction.

Haskins Lab speech demonstrations  
Interesting speech phenomena including the McGurk effect.  

Minor Senses: Vestibular, Chemical, & Skin Senses 

Vestibular Disorders Association 
Descriptions of vestibular disorders, those involving dizziness, imbalance, vertigo, nausea, and fuzzy vision.

Monell Chemical Senses Center
Overview of three main chemical senses, the neuroscientific basis, and implications for appetite and nutrition.  Do you know what Capsaicin is?  

Melzack, R. (1992). Phantom Limbs.  Scientific American, 4.  Online  

 

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