- 200 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Written by one of the pioneers in visual perception, Seeing provides an overview of the basics of sight, from the anatomy of the eye, to optical illusions, to the way neural systems process visual signs. To help readers better appreciate the most-used of our five senses, Tom Cornsweet describes the early physical and physiological processes that occur in human vision in relation to the forces of evolution. He also includes answers to common questions about vision—including those that many of us ask during a visit to an eye doctor—to illustrate how the study of vision can provide a better understanding of one’s everyday relationship with sight.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Our Idea of the Physical World
- 2. The Basic Anatomy of the Eye
- 3. How Photoreceptors Sense Light
- 4. Seeing Things That Aren’t There
- 5. Not Seeing Things That Are There
- 6. Brightness Constancy
- 7. Why the Rate Of Unbleaching Is Important
- 8. A Little Optics
- 9. Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, Opticians: What They Do
- 10. Color Vision
- 11. Actually Seeing and Not Seeing: Neural Mechanisms
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Refraction by Waves
- Selected Bibliography
- Index