Basic Vision: An Introduction to Visual Perception

by Tom Troscianko, Peter Thompson, Robert Snowden

Book Overview

How do we spot a familiar face from across a crowded room, and know that we're not waving to a complete stranger? How can we judge that an oncoming car is approaching too fast for us to cross the road safely, and immediately determine that we're better off waiting at the curb?

Basic Vision: An Introduction to Visual Perception demystifies the processes through which the brain "sees." It leads us through the various elements that come together...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199286701
• ISBN13: 9780199286706
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.6" x 7.4"