Basic Vision: An Introduction to Visual Perception demystifies the
processes through which we see the world.
Written by three authors with over eighty years of research and
undergraduate teaching experience between them, the book leads students
step by step through the various elements that come together in our
perception of size, color, 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.
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
* Engaging writing style captures the excitement of recent research
* Engaging boxes take students deeper into the subject, offering
further explanations of key concepts
* Full-color artwork conveys important principles in a visually
stimulating way
* Companion Website (www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199572021) includes
student resources (weblinks) and instructor resources for registered
adopters of the text for students, and resources for registered adopters
of the text (downloadable figures from the book, a Test Bank of
multiple-choice questions, and a "Journal Club" with questions to lead
students through key research articles that relate to topics covered in
the book)
