Introduction to Chapter 1: Senses Showdown : Sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell: you've got five senses to help you interact with the world around you. Everything that happens to you involves one or more of your senses. Consider this: right now, you're reading this book (uh, I hope). Your sense of touch tells you what the pages feel like. Your sense of sight reveals the letters, words, and pictures. I suppose you could even find out what this book tastes like. But I don't recommend it. How you act and react to the world means using combinations of your senses. For instance, let's say you visit somebody's house for a meal, and for dinner, they serve some unusual meat -- like tongue or brains. Does the look of them put you off? Does the texture of those brains in your mouth make you shudder with revolt? What if the smell and taste actually turned out to be pretty darn good? It's time to take a look at your senses in more detail. Questions will be answered: How do your senses help you interact with other people? How do they keep you safe and healthy? And why shouldn't you try a staring contest with wild gorillas? Excerpted from You Just Can't Help It!: Your Guide to the Wild and Wacky World of Human Behavior by Jeff Szpirglas All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
