The Developing Visual Brain
Author:   Janette Atkinson, Dr. (, Head of the Visual Development Unit, Department of Psychology, University College London, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   32
ISBN:  

9780198525998


Pages:   236
Publication Date:   30 May 2002
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Janette Atkinson, Dr. (, Head of the Visual Development Unit, Department of Psychology, University College London, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   32
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9780198525998


ISBN 10:   0198525990
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   30 May 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Background context ; 2. Paediatric vision testing ; 3. Models of visual development ; 4. Newborn vision ; 5. Development optics - refraction and focusing or accommodation ; 6. Functional onset of specific cortical modules ; 7. Development of integration ('binding') and segmentation processes leading to object perception ; 8. The interlinked approach to development of attention and action ; 9. Plasticity in visual development ; 10. Concluding remarks ; References ; Index

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"`""Enthusiasm, boundless energy, breadth and depth of knowledge, creativity of ideas, and enormous scientific productivity - these are characteristics that come to mind when one thinks of Janette Atkinson. These characteristics are also descriptive of Atkinson's new book, The Developing visual brain ... The book is a unique piece of work ... I would definitely recommend The Developing Visual Brain to individuals interested in the visual development of human infants.""' Perception"


As a text in developmental psychology the book is excellent, and this lower-priced paperback version will be snapped up by psychology students. European Neurology


`""Enthusiasm, boundless energy, breadth and depth of knowledge, creativity of ideas, and enormous scientific productivity - these are characteristics that come to mind when one thinks of Janette Atkinson. These characteristics are also descriptive of Atkinson's new book, The Developing visual brain ... The book is a unique piece of work ... I would definitely recommend The Developing Visual Brain to individuals interested in the visual development of human infants.""' Perception


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Professor Jan Atkinson has been at the forefront of vision research for the past 25 years. As Head of the Visual Development Units at Cambridge and University College London, she has made the study of the developing visual system very much her own field.

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