An introduction to the visual system /

An introduction to the visual system /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tovée, Martin J. (Martin James)
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 212 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Vision. Visual perception. Visual pathways. Vision, Ocular. Visual Perception. Visual Pathways. Vision. Visual pathways. Visual perception. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11814705

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ISBN:	9780511649998 0511649991 9780511410680 0511410689 9780511801556 0511801556 9780511413933 0511413939 9780521883191 0521883199 9780521709644 0521709644
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-209) and index. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Tovée, Martin J. (Martin James). Introduction to the visual system. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521883191

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The eye and forming the image
Retinal colour vision
The organisation of the visual system
Primary visual cortex
Visual development : an activity-dependent process
Colour constancy
Object perception and recognition
Face recognition and interpretation
Motion perception
Brain and space
What is perception?