The Merging of the Senses is a major contribution to the field of cognitive neuroscience: snappy, well written, wonderfully illustrated, and of great importance.
Michael S. Gazzaniga, Ph.D., University of California
This is a superb book that should spark the interest of a broad readership—including philosophers, psychologists, and cognitive and neuroscientists of various stripes. It is the kind of work that gives basic research a good name.
Andrew N. Meltzoff, Professor, University of Washington
The consequences and principles of evolution are expressed in every feature of living brains. The authors have demonstrated that these principles provide a unique and essential guide in exploring the organization of fundamental features of the vertebrate brain. They have provided practical examples of how to combine modern experimental neurobiology in the quest for understanding the functional constancies and changes reflecting evolution's imprint on the brain. In carrying this lesson to specific neural circuits, they help transcend the vague and flowery statements about brain evolution, and satisfy the needs of critical scientists in the field.
Harvey J. Karten, Department of Neuroscience, University of California