An introduction to the visual system / Martin J. Tovée.
Building on the successful formula of the first edition, Martin Tovée offers a concise but detailed account of how the visual system is organised and functions to produce visual perception. He takes his readers from first principles; the structure and function of the eye and what happens when light...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Summary: | Building on the successful formula of the first edition, Martin Tovée offers a concise but detailed account of how the visual system is organised and functions to produce visual perception. He takes his readers from first principles; the structure and function of the eye and what happens when light enters, to how we see and process images, recognise patterns and faces, and through to the most recent discoveries in molecular genetics and brain imaging, and how they have uncovered a host of new advances in our understanding of how visual information is processed within the brain. Incorporating new material throughout, including almost 50 new images, every chapter has been updated to include the latest research, and culminates in helpful key points, which summarise the lessons learnt. This book is an invaluable course text for students within the fields of psychology, neuroscience, biology and physiology. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 212 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-209) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511649998 0511649991 9780511410680 0511410689 9780511801556 0511801556 9780511413933 0511413939 1107185793 9781107185791 0511413017 9780511413018 0511574290 9780511574290 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511801556 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |