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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nigel Daw (Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology and Neurobiology, Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology and Neurobiology, Yale School of Medicine, Branford, CT, USA)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.676kg ISBN: 9780199751617ISBN 10: 0199751617 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 01 March 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Organization of the visual system 3. Brightness and Contrast 4. Color Vision 5. Motion Perception 6. Depth Perception 7. Objects and Faces 8. Control of eye movements 9. Adaptation and after-effects 10. Attention 11. Visual Memory 12. Summary 13. Appendix: Circadian Rhythms and Pupillary Reflex 14. GlossaryReviews<br> This book distills the essence of the psychology, anatomy and physiology of vision in fewer than 300 pages. Each of the 10 chapters covers a separate facet of vision-- such as color vision, attention, depth perception and eye movement control. After introducing each visual function, the text describes the underlying brain architecture and the impairments resulting from lesions to associated neural areas. The chapters include multiple color illustrations and end with the author's selection of the most relevant papers and books, including current research and 19th century classics. The book also has a glossary, author index and keyword index. -- Bogdan Hoanca, University of Alaska Anchorage, Optics and Photonics News<br><br><br><br><p><br> The author of the new book 'How Vision Works' takes us on a scientific exploration the fundamental principles of our show. In an interesting and compelling manner he demonstrates to readers the main psychological and physiological aspects and backgrounds and anatomy of our visual system in less than 300 pages. Optische Fenomenen, Dec 2012 Author InformationNigel Daw was educated in the UK, and went into Biophysics to get his PhD at Johns Hopkins University. After a postdoctoral Fellowship with David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel at Harvard, he became a faculty member at Washington University in St Louis, becoming Acting Chairman in Physiology, then in Neurobiology. After 23 years, he transferred to Yale, and served there as Professor until he retired. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |