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An detailed look at the science that points out the hidden forces of the five senses and the way to harness their potential.On this uncovering romp through the mysteries of individual perception, University of California psychologist and researcher Lawrence Rosenblum explores the amazing abilities of the five senses - skills of which most of us are incredibly unaware. Pulling on groundbreaking insights in to the brain's plasticity and integrative forces, including results from his own research, Rosenblum examines how our brains use the subtlest information to understand the globe. A blind person, for example, can "see" through batlike echolocation; a Expert Sommelier can actually taste the grape variety, region, and antique of the obscure wine; and pheromones can subliminally signal a lover's compatibility. To demonstrate these implicit perceptual skills, Rosenblum calls for us from the "beep" football fields where blind players swing at beeping balls, to a pitch-black restaurant where diners experience taste without aid from sight. We go with him on a trip to an Oscar-winning animator who points out how the public's expertise in perceiving encounters has made his job so hard; and a visit with a supermodel to discuss why beautiful encounters are amazing. New studies have reveal the surpising electric power and reach of our own senses. It turns out our brains use complete forms of perceptual information of which we are essentially unaware. We can listen to things that don't make sounds, feel things without touching them, see things without form, and smell things that contain no discernable odour. Throughout the booklet, Rosenblum not only illuminates the interesting research behind our hidden perceptual forces, but demonstrates how increased knowing of these abilities can actually lead us to enhance how we utilize them.
