Description |
xii, 483 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Pt. 1. The Physiological Basis of Visual Perception -- Light and Eyes -- The Neurophysiology of the Retina -- Visual Pathways in the Brain -- Pt. 2. Vision for Awareness -- Approaches to the Psychology of Visual Perception -- Images, Filters and Features: The Primal Sketch -- Perceptual Organisation -- Seeing a 3-D World -- The Computation of Image Motion -- Object Recognition -- Pt. 3. Vision for Action -- Introduction to the Ecological Approach to Visual Perception -- Optic Flow and Locomotion -- Vision and the Timing of Actions -- Perception of the Social World -- Pt. 4. Conclusions -- Contrasting Theories of Visual Perception |
Summary |
"The new edition of this text continues to provide a detailed and up-to-date account of research on visual perception, while maintaining the emphasis of earlier editions on the functional context of vision."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Visual perception, physiology, psychology, and ecology. c1985 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Human information processing.
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Visual perception.
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Visual Perception.
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Author |
Green, Patrick R.
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Bruce, Vicki.
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Georgeson, Mark A.
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LC no. |
2002153947 |
ISBN |
1841692387 paperback |
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1841692379 hardback |
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