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Cytowic, R. E. (1993). The man who tasted shapes: A bizarre medical mystery offers revolutionary insights into emotions, reasoning, and consciousness. NY: Putnam. Cytowic, a neurologist, discusses the case of a man who tasted shapes (an example of synesthesia, literally a mixing of senses). He later interacted with dozens of synesthetes over a ten-year period and reevaluates some basic human beliefs in light of these individuals.
Hubel, D. H. (1995). Eye, brain, and vision. New York: Scientific American Books. David Hubel, a Nobel prize winner, writes about current knowledge of vision, and explores the tasks scientists face in deciphering the many remaining mysteries of vision and the workings of the human brain. He pays special attention to color vision, face recognition, and development of the visual system, including the effects of early visual experiences.
Rock, I. (Ed.). (1990). The perceptual world: Readings from Scientific American. San Francisco: Freeman. This collection of articles (some fairly technical) highlights important research developments in visual perception, from discoveries of specific brain mechanisms to the nature of illusions and computer simulation of vision.
Sacks, O. (Sacks, 1989). Seeing voices: A journey into the world of the deaf. New York: Harper Perennial. An intimate portrait of the experiences of the deaf, this book will challenge hearing readers’ misperceptions and help them gain a new understanding and appreciation of what the deaf encounter.
Sekuler, R., & Blake, R. (1994). Perception (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. A very readable text that stresses vision and hearing, but covers smell and taste as well.
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