So what must be explained and how can we find the answer? -- Sensation -- Visual perception and memory : making sense of the visual environment -- Visual attention -- The world of objects and people -- Auditory perception and memory -- Touch and pain -- Auditory and cross-modal attention -- Controlling attention : selecting, planning, and remembering actions -- Varieties of memory -- Representing and manipulating information.
Summary
Although attention, perception and memory are identifiable components of the human cognitive system, this book argues that for a complete understanding of any of them it is necessary to appreciate the way they interact and depend on one another.