Ebook: Science of Vision

Converging lines of biological, perceptual and theoretical approaches are brought together in The Science of Vision to give a new perspective on the brain sciences and vision in particular. The book contains contributions from experts in the fields of biophysics, physiology, psychology and computation. While reviewing some basic knowledge, it mainly presents fresh ideas and includes some new results. The topics range from cells through perception to neurocomputing and are treated in depth, taking the specialist to the frontiers of research. At the same time the book is written in a manner understandable to the nonspecialist, in keeping with the multidisciplinary appeal of the subject. A glossary of terms also makes the book easy to read. In our age of specialization, this integrated approach is a welcome addition to the literature which will further interdisciplinary research and shed new light on the vision sciences.

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Converging lines of biological, perceptual and theoretical approaches are brought together in The Science of Vision to give a new perspective on the brain sciences and vision in particular. The book contains contributions from experts in the fields of biophysics, physiology, psychology and computation. While reviewing some basic knowledge, it mainly presents fresh ideas and includes some new results. The topics range from cells through perception to neurocomputing and are treated in depth, taking the specialist to the frontiers of research. At the same time the book is written in a manner understandable to the nonspecialist, in keeping with the multidisciplinary appeal of the subject. A glossary of terms also makes the book easy to read. In our age of specialization, this integrated approach is a welcome addition to the literature which will further interdisciplinary research and shed new light on the vision sciences.

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Converging lines of biological, perceptual and theoretical approaches are brought together in The Science of Vision to give a new perspective on the brain sciences and vision in particular. The book contains contributions from experts in the fields of biophysics, physiology, psychology and computation. While reviewing some basic knowledge, it mainly presents fresh ideas and includes some new results. The topics range from cells through perception to neurocomputing and are treated in depth, taking the specialist to the frontiers of research. At the same time the book is written in a manner understandable to the nonspecialist, in keeping with the multidisciplinary appeal of the subject. A glossary of terms also makes the book easy to read. In our age of specialization, this integrated approach is a welcome addition to the literature which will further interdisciplinary research and shed new light on the vision sciences.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Visual Pathway: An Introduction to Structure and Organization....Pages 3-15
Vertebrate Photoreceptors....Pages 16-52
The Vertebrate Retina....Pages 53-83
Nested Maps in Macaque Monkey Visual Cortex....Pages 84-124
Development of Orderly Connections in the Retinotectal System....Pages 125-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Perceptual Aspects of Spatial and Temporal Relationships....Pages 153-171
Classical and Modern Psychophysical Studies of Dark and Light Adaptation and Their Relationship to Underlying Retinal Function....Pages 172-210
Human Color Perception....Pages 211-253
From Visual Structure to Perceptual Function....Pages 254-310
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Visual Information: Structure and Function....Pages 313-331
Computational Vision with Reference to Binocular Stereo Vision....Pages 332-364
Computer Vision Analysis of Boundary Images....Pages 365-397
A Representation for Qualitative 3-D Object Recognition Integrating Object-Centered and Viewer-Centered Models....Pages 398-421
From 2-D Images to 3-D Models....Pages 422-438
Applied Machine Vision....Pages 439-465
Back Matter....Pages 466-487

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Converging lines of biological, perceptual and theoretical approaches are brought together in The Science of Vision to give a new perspective on the brain sciences and vision in particular. The book contains contributions from experts in the fields of biophysics, physiology, psychology and computation. While reviewing some basic knowledge, it mainly presents fresh ideas and includes some new results. The topics range from cells through perception to neurocomputing and are treated in depth, taking the specialist to the frontiers of research. At the same time the book is written in a manner understandable to the nonspecialist, in keeping with the multidisciplinary appeal of the subject. A glossary of terms also makes the book easy to read. In our age of specialization, this integrated approach is a welcome addition to the literature which will further interdisciplinary research and shed new light on the vision sciences.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Visual Pathway: An Introduction to Structure and Organization....Pages 3-15
Vertebrate Photoreceptors....Pages 16-52
The Vertebrate Retina....Pages 53-83
Nested Maps in Macaque Monkey Visual Cortex....Pages 84-124
Development of Orderly Connections in the Retinotectal System....Pages 125-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Perceptual Aspects of Spatial and Temporal Relationships....Pages 153-171
Classical and Modern Psychophysical Studies of Dark and Light Adaptation and Their Relationship to Underlying Retinal Function....Pages 172-210
Human Color Perception....Pages 211-253
From Visual Structure to Perceptual Function....Pages 254-310
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Visual Information: Structure and Function....Pages 313-331
Computational Vision with Reference to Binocular Stereo Vision....Pages 332-364
Computer Vision Analysis of Boundary Images....Pages 365-397
A Representation for Qualitative 3-D Object Recognition Integrating Object-Centered and Viewer-Centered Models....Pages 398-421
From 2-D Images to 3-D Models....Pages 422-438
Applied Machine Vision....Pages 439-465
Back Matter....Pages 466-487
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