The Senses

How do our ears pick up vibrations in the air? What is the purpose of bitter and sour tastes? And why did Marcel Proust's delicious madeleine trigger such specific memories from his past?

In this greatly anticipated follow-up to Neurocomic , neuroscientist and illustrator Matteo Farinella takes the reader on an immersive ride through the body's five receptors, combining the most up to date scientific research with the visual inventiveness of the graphic novel format.