In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything was transformed. Huxley described his experience in this book and its sequel Heaven and Hell .

Intuition is not some magical property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind. This book shows us how we can hone our instinctive ability to know in an instant, helping us to bring out the best in our thinking and become better decision-makers in our homes, offices and in everyday life.

Long considered Merleau-Ponty's defining work, this is so important because it returned the body to the forefront of philosophy for the first time since Plato. Its is a crucial work in understanding how we perceive the world.

Since its publication fifty years ago, this work has established itself as a classic. It casts the visual process in psychological terms and describes the creative way one's eye organizes visual material according to specific psychological premises. In 1974 this book was revised and expanded, and since then it has continued to burnish Rudolf Arnheim's reputation as a groundbreaking theoretician ..

Focusing on the basic phenomena of visual perception, this edition features over 30 additional illustrations, together with a clear design and large format. It is suitable for both student and general reader alike.

A classic study of image-making, this text seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? Professor Gombrich's exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him to examine, question and re-evaluate old and new ideas.

Why do memories fade? Why do we lose our tempers? Why do fools fall in love? This work explores the nature and history of the human mind. It looks at the computations and evolutions, and then considers how the mind lets us see, think, feel, interact, and pursue higher callings like art, religion and philosophy.

With the help of 150 illustrations, Donald Hoffman unveils the rules that govern our visual experience and explores what this means in the arts and technology.

Looks at what happens when things go wrong with parts of the brain most of us don't know exist. This work shows the awesome powers of our mind and just how delicately balanced they have to be. It is suitable for those who have felt from time to time that certain twinge of self-identity and sensed how easily, at any moment, one might lose it.

Explores the art and science of why we see objects the way we do. Based on the science of perception and vision, this book presents the key principles at work for a range of applications. It uses the science of perception to help serious designers and analysts optimize understanding and perception of their data visualizations.

This text shows how the structure and chemistry of the brain determine our perceptions, emotions and behaviour, and what we can do to shape its functions to our advantage. Ratey also analyses the ways in which things can go wrong, detailing causes and treatments for diseases including autism.

In this fascinating and often hilarious work -- winner of the Royal Society of Science Prize 2007 -- pre-eminent psychologist Daniel Gilbert shows how -- and why -- the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy.

Groundbreaking when first published in 1969, this book is now of even greater relevance to make the reader aware of the need to educate the visual sense.

'Phantoms in The Brain' takes a revolutionary new approach to theories of the brain, from one of the world's leading experimental neurologists.

In his essay, Locke rejects all appeals to authority and the theory of innate knowledge, arguing that knowledge derives from sense, perceptions and experience, as analysed and developed by reason.

The new edition of this comprehensive text continues to provide a detailed and up-to-date account of research on visual perception, while maintaining the emphasis of earlier editions on the functional context of vision.

The follow-up to the seminal Ways of Seeing, one of the most influential books on art

Deals with a process of deliberating induced brain change. This book explores Sirius, Synchronicities, and Secret Societies; Crowley, Christ and Karma; Dope, Death and Divinity; and The Illuminati.

In Mind Sights , Roger N. Shepard introduces us to his drawings of visual tricks, discusses the origins of his scientific and artistic work, and shares his reflections on the nature of art, perception, and the mind.