Sensory Exotica: A World beyond Human Experience

I am a neuroscience major and I read this book for a seminar. It is very accessible and engaging. I find the history of science fascinating and I love that Hughes decided to describe the experiments done to investigate these systems. A great read and a good gateway to more difficult perception texts.

I was hoping for an overview of dozens of sensory systems in use in the world today. In that I was disappointed, because the book only covers something like 5 of them. By contrast my Encyclopedia Britannica has a better overview of sensoria under 'senses'. On the other hand, those senses that are covered are covered in considerably more depth than I was expecting, and were an enjoyable read. Descriptions of the neurobiology of how the various senses process input were particularly welcome.

Good reading for those who loves animals,navigation,sensing,biology,physics or nature.

how do bats find their way in the dark? how do fish and birds experience or sense the world around them? echolocation, bioelectricity and internal navigation systems are some of the sensory cabilities discussed in this interesting book