The Primate Visual System
eBook - PDF

The Primate Visual System

A Comparative Approach

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Primate Visual System

A Comparative Approach

About this book

Many recent developments in the field in recording, staining, genetic and stimulation techniques, in vivo, and in vitro have significantly increased the amount of available data on the primate visual system.

Written with contributions from key neurobiologists in the field, The Primate Visual System will provide the reader with the latest developments, examining the structure, function and evolution of the primate visual system. The book takes a comparative approach as a basis for studying the physiological properties of primate vision and examines the phylogenetic relationship between the visual systems of different primate species. Taken from a neurobiologist's perspective this book provides a unique approach to the study of primate vision as a basis for further study into the human visual system.

Altogether an important overview of the structure, function and evolution of the primate visual system from a neurobiologist's perspective, written specifically for higher level undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in neuroscience, physiology, optics/ visual science, as well as a valuable read to researchers new to the field.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2005
Print ISBN
9780470868096
eBook ISBN
9780470868102
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. List of Contributors
  4. 1 The Evolutionary and Ecological Context of Primate Vision
  5. 2 Comparative Aspects of Visual System Development
  6. 3 The Genetics and Evolution of Primate Visual Pigments
  7. 4 The Ecology of the Primate Eye: Retinal Sampling and Color Vision
  8. 5 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Primate Retina
  9. 6 The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
  10. 7 Extraretinal Inputs and Feedback Mechanisms to the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN)
  11. 8 Visual Functions of the Retinorecipient Nuclei in the Midbrain, Pretectum, and Ventral Thalamus of Primates
  12. 9 The Evolution of Visual Cortex in Primates
  13. 10 The Physiological Basis for Visual Motion Perception and Visually Guided Eye Movements
  14. 11 Psychophysical Correlates of Identified Physiological Processes
  15. Index