An Introduction to the Biology of Vision - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521495482 ISBN 13: 9780521495486

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This main goals of this text are to provide undergraduates with a working vocabulary and knowledge of the biology of vision and to acquaint them with the major themes in biological vision research. Part I treats the eye as an image-forming organ and provides an overview of the projections from the retina to key visual structures of the brain. The second part builds on this material, examining the functions of the retina and its central projections in greater detail. Part III addresses certain advanced topics in vision. This book is intended for use in a course for undergraduates in biology, neuroscience, or psychology who have had an introductory course on the nervous system. It is also useful as an ancillary graduate-level text.

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Book Description

This text's main goals are to provide undergraduates with a working vocabulary and knowledge of the biology of vision and to acquaint students with the major themes in biological vision research. It is intended for use in a course for undergraduates in biology, neuroscience, or psychology.

Review

"This review was an easy assignment, for any book by James McIlwain would have to be a gem, and this one did not disappoint. It thoroughly describes the processes of early vision, with numerous black-and-white illustrations and a tight organization...the book is a superb introduction to the state of the art in vision science." Colin C. Beer, The Quarterly Review of Biology

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521495482
• ISBN 13: 9780521495486
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: McIlwain James T.