Vision and Brain - How We Perceive the World (Paperback)

An engaging introduction to the science of vision that offers a coherent account of vision based on general information processing principles In this accessible and engaging introduction to modern vision science, James Stone uses visual illusions to explore how the brain sees the world. Understanding vision, Stone argues, is not simply a question of knowing which neurons respond to particular visual features, but also requires a computational theory of vision. Stone draws together results from David Marr's computational framework, Barlow's efficient coding hypothesis, Bayesian inference, Shannon's information theory, and signal processing to construct a coherent account of vision that explains not only how the brain is fooled by particular visual illusions, but also why any biological or computer vision system should also be fooled by these illusions. This short text includes chapters on the eye and its evolution, how and why visual neurons from different species encode the retinal image in the same way, how information theory explains color aftereffects, how different visual cues provide depth information, how the imperfect visual information received by the eye and brain can be rescued by Bayesian inference, how different brain regions process visual information, and the bizarre perceptual consequences that result from damage to these brain regions. The tutorial style emphasizes key conceptual insights, rather than mathematical details, making the book accessible to the nonscientist and suitable for undergraduate or postgraduate study.

General

Imprint:	MIT Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Mit Press
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	James V Stone
Dimensions:	228 x 158 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-262-51773-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Physiological & neuro-psychology Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with disability Promotions
LSN:	0-262-51773-6
Barcode:	9780262517737

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