Making space : how the brain knows where things are / Jennifer M. Groh.
Making space : how the brain knows where things are / Jennifer M. Groh.
Making space : how the brain knows where things are / Jennifer M. Groh.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Call Numbers
G 2015/4647
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Language
English
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Physical content
246 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Thinking about space -- The ways of light -- Sensing our own shape -- Brain maps and polka dots -- Sherlock ears -- Moving with maps and meters -- Your sunglasses are in the Milky Way -- Going places -- Space and memory -- Thinking about thinking.
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2014.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Knowing where things are seems effortless. Yet our brains devote tremendous computational power to figuring out the simplest details about spatial relationships. Going to the grocery store or finding our cell phone requires sleuthing and coordination across different sensory and motor domains. Making Space traces this mental detective work to expl...
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Full title
Making space : how the brain knows where things are / Jennifer M. Groh.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/4647
Record Identifier
74VKzwdzZ20d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzwdzZ20d
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ISBN
0674863216 (hbk : alk. paper)
9780674863217 (hbk : alk. paper)
DDC
612.823342
MMS ID
991023323449702626
