Download or read book Coming to Our Senses written by Susan R. Barry and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A neurobiologist reexamines the personal nature of perception in this groundbreaking guide to a new model for our senses. We think of perception as a passive, mechanical process, as if our eyes are cameras and our ears microphones. But as neurobiologist Susan R. Barry argues, perception is a deeply personal act. Our environments, our relationships, and our actions shape and reshape our senses throughout our lives. This idea is no more apparent than in the cases of people who gain senses as adults. Barry tells the stories of Liam McCoy, practically blind from birth, and Zohra Damji, born deaf, in the decade following surgeries that restored their senses. As Liam and Zohra learned entirely new ways of being, Barry discovered an entirely new model of the nature of perception. Coming to Our Senses is a celebration of human resilience and a powerful reminder that, before you can really understand other people, you must first recognize that their worlds are fundamentally different from your own.
Download or read book Sight and Hearing in Childhood written by R. Brudenell Carter and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries written by Dean T. Jamison and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2006-04-02 with total page 1449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.
Download or read book Sight and Hearing in Childhood written by Robert Brudenell Carter and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.
Download or read book The Everyday Physics of Hearing and Vision written by Benjamin de Mayo and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans receive the vast majority of sensory perception through the eyes and ears. This non-technical book examines the everyday physics behind hearing and vision to help readers understand more about themselves and their physical environment. It begins wit
Download or read book The Relation of Sight and Hearing to Early School Life written by Guy L. Noyes and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sight and Hearing how Preserved and how Lost written by James Henry Clark and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Independence Without Sight Or Sound written by Dona Sauerburger and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 1993 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Independence without Sight or Sound covers the essential aspects of communicating and working with deaf-blind adults--individuals who have both vision and hearing loss. Written in a personal and informal style, it is filled with practical information for any professional who works with someone who is deaf-blind, such as how to talk with someone who is deaf-blind, how deaf-blind people can communicate with strangers and interact with people in public, and how they can overcome isolation and assert control over their own life. Written by an expert in orientation and mobility, this guide emphasizes adapting orientation and mobility techniques for deaf-blind travelers.
Download or read book Your Sight and Hearing written by Merle A. Wilson and published by Health Research Books. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1967 Here is a book which teaches you how to regain these by natural methods, many have benefited. Contents include: Eye Exercises, Facts and Theories about Sight, the Mind and Sight, Health Vigor and Sight, Light and Sight, the Ear and Sound, etc.
Download or read book Defects of Sight and Hearing written by Thomas Wharton Jones and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defects of Sight and Hearing written by Thomas Wharton Jones and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seeing and Hearing Well written by Robin Nelson and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know...Why sunglasses are good for your eyes? When you should see an eye doctor? How to protect your ears from loud noises?
Download or read book Sight and Hearing how Preserved and how Lost By J Henry Clark written by James Henry Clark and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seeing and Hearing written by Marie D. Jones and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our eyes and ears are our windows on the world. For our vision and hearing to stay amazingly robust, and hold up under a lot of use, it is vitally important to make wise choices that will keep them healthy and serving us well. The fascinating text explains the anatomy of the eye and ear and how these organs work with the brain to allow us to see images and hear sounds. Chapters discuss preventable vision and hearing problems and ways young people can prevent damage to their sight and hearing, including practicing good hygiene to prevent infections, wearing protective gear during sports, and turning down the volume on mobile music players. Also discussed is how professionals evaluate sight and hearing and address deficits so people can see and hear more clearly.
Download or read book Sight and Hearing written by Wendy B. Murphy and published by . This book was released on with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seeing Hearing and Smelling the World written by Carl Y. Saab and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light, sound, taste, and smell shape our lives dramatically, but how does this happen? How can a far-away noise elicit a joyful memory or a cry? How can the smell of cookies take you back to early childhood? These powerful stimuli exist in our environment, yet remain neutral until our brain decodes the necessary information into meaningful senses. In other words, light is transformed into vision, and sound into hearing, by the brain and the brain only. Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World reveals the phenomena underlying our senses, with a brief discussion of what can go wrong (for example, hearing colors or seeing sounds). This book will reacquaint readers with their senses and challenge their fundamental understanding of the amazing human mind.
