Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xvii
4. Introduction 1
5. Cognitive and physiological efferts of Perceptual Isolation 6
6. Excessive Arousal Effects of stimulation after early sensory deprivation 34
7. Τhe Effect of Human Isolation upon some perceptual and motor skills 41
8. Perceptual and Cognitive changes in Sensory Deprivation 58
9. Factors influencing reactions to reduced Sensory Input 72
10. Physiological and psychological aspects of sensory deprivation — a Case Analysis 91
11. Problems in Isolation Studies 114
12. Experimental Interference with Reality Contact: Individual Differences 130
13. Observations on Anaclitic Therapy during Sensory Deprivation 143
14. Sensory Deprivation in Aviation 161
15. Common factors in Sensory Deprivation, Sensory Distortion, and Sensory overload 174
16. The Cognitive Consequences of Early Sensory Deprivation 195
17. Theoretical aspects of Sensory Deprivation 208
18. Sensory Deprivation: An Overview 221
19. Bibliography 239
20. Index 259