Over the past decade, neuroscience has uncovered a wealth of new information about our senses and how they serve as our gateway to the world. With infectious enthusiasm, Rob DeSalle illuminates not only how we see, hear, smell, touch, taste, maintain balance, feel pain, and rely on other less familiar senses, but also how these senses shape our perception of the world aesthetically, artistically, and musically. Our sense can go awry, and DeSalle also investigates synesthesia, hemispheric specialization, and hallucinations.