Making Sense of Your Senses: How Your Brain Perceives the World - Couverture rigide

Freeland, Claire A. B.; Toner, Jacqueline B.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1433842203 ISBN 13 : 9781433842207

Editeur : American Psychological Association, 2025

Synopsis

Go beyond your senses in this playful picture book and explore the science behind how you make sense of the world around you.

Ever wonder how you can guess with just a whiff what your dad is making in the kitchen? Or why you don't notice your refrigerator running in the next room? That's your brilliant brain at work! Your smartest organ tells you what your senses are sensing―without you even trying! It uses what you already know and your memories to understand all that you hear, see, smell, taste, and touch.

In this book, you'll discover how your body picks up clues from your environment and how your nervous system turns all those observations into messages for your brain to interpret and fill in the blanks―all at lightning speed―to form your perception. Kid-friendly text from two expert psychologists along with cheerful art provides an in-depth look at how it all comes together. You'll see just how important your brain is to the senses! Amusing sidebars and hands-on activities encourage readers to learn more.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Claire A. B. Freeland, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, working for more than thirty-five years with youth and their families. She is interested in bringing the general principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy to families everywhere.

Jacqueline B. Toner, PhD, is the author of multiple award-winning books for kids and teens which focus on topics in psychology. Prior to her writing career, she spent thirty-five years as a clinical child and family psychologist and served as chief facilitator for a medical resources project with Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Carnegie Mellon University.

Katarina Gasko studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia. She now lives in London, Canada, and creates illustrations for children's magazines, books, and comics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: American Psychological Association
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1433842203
• ISBN 13: 9781433842207
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Gasko Katarina
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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