Why we see what we do : an empirical theory of vision / Dale Purves, R. Beau Lotto

Author:: Purves, Dale
Published:: Sunderland, Mass., U.S.A. : Sinauer Associates, [2003]
Copyright Date:: ©2003
Physical Description:: xi, 260 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Additional Creators:: Lotto, R. Beau

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Contents:

The basic challenge of vision -- Some pertinent facts about the visual system -- Perceiving the intensity of light -- Further challenges to rationalizing brightness -- Color and its significance -- Perceiving the spectral quality of light -- Perceiving spatial relationships -- Perceiving the world with two eyes -- Perceiving motion -- Implications for the mechanics of vision -- A summary.

Subject(s):

Vision
Visual perception
Vision, Ocular—physiology
Visual Perception—physiology

ISBN:

0878937528 (pbk.)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-255) and index.

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