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Basic Vision - An Introduction to Visual Perception (Paperback, Revised edition)
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Basic Vision - An Introduction to Visual Perception (Paperback, Revised edition)
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Why do things look blurry underwater? Why do people drive too fast
in fog? How do you high-pass filter a cup of tea? What have mixer
taps to do with colour vision? Basic Vision: An Introduction to
Visual Perception demystifies the processes through which we see
the world. Written by three authors with over 80 years of research
and undergraduate teaching experience between them, it leads the
reader step-by-step through the intricacies of visual processing,
with full-colour illustrations on nearly every page. The writing
style captures the excitement of recent research in neuroscience
that has transformed our understanding of visual processing, but
delivers it with a humour that keeps the reader enthused, rather
than bemused. The book takes us through the various elements that
come together as our perception of the world around us: the
perception of size, colour, motion, and three-dimensional space. It
illustrates the intricacy of the visual system, discussing its
development during infancy, and revealing how the brain can get it
wrong, either as a result of brain damage, through which the
network of processes become compromised, or through illusion, where
the brain compensates for mixed messages by seeing what it thinks
should be there, rather than conveying the reality. The book also
demonstrates the importance of contemporary techniques and
methodology, and neuroscience-based techniques in particular, in
driving forward our understanding of the visual system. Online
Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre to accompany Basic
Vision features: For registered adopters: Figures from the book
available to download, to facilitate lecture preparation. Test bank
of multiple choice questions - a readily available tool for either
formative or summative assessment. A Journal Club, with questions
to lead students through key research articles that relate to
topics covered in the book. For students: Annotated web links,
giving students ready access to these additional learning
resources.
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