The Space Between Our Ears Explained

The Space Between Our Ears: How the Brain Represents Visual Space is a 2001 non-fiction book by Michael J. Morgan, which explores the workings of vision.

Reception

The Space Between Our Ears won the Wellcome Trust Book Prize for science writing.[1]

In the Guardian, Steven Rose lauded Morgan's explanations of binocularity and depth perception, but faulted the inclusion of "irrelevant anecdotes, bad poems and even worse jokes".[1] Perception described it as an "intelligent and erudite romp", and commended its appeal to scientists, noting that Morgan sets ideas which (to vision specialists) are of "cosy (...) familiarity" in a "rich context".[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/jan/24/featuresreviews.guardianreview6 Through the mind's eye (Review: The Space Between Our Ears)
  2. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1068/p3302rvw Reviews: The Space Between Our Ears