The Visual Neurosciences

John Simon Werner, Leo M. Chalupa

MIT Press, 2004 - Medical - 1694 pages

An essential reference book for visual science.

Visual science is the model system for neuroscience, its findings relevant to all other areas. This massive collection of papers by leading researchers in the field will become an essential reference for researchers and students in visual neuroscience, and will be of importance to researchers and professionals in other disciplines, including molecular and cellular biology, cognitive science, ophthalmology, psychology, computer science, optometry, and education.

Over 100 chapters cover the entire field of visual neuroscience, from its historical foundations to the latest research and findings in molecular mechanisms and network modeling. The book is organized by topic--different sections cover such subjects as the history of vision science; developmental processes; retinal mechanisms and processes; organization of visual pathways; subcortical processing; processing in the primary visual cortex; detection and sampling; brightness and color; form, shape, and object recognition; motion, depth, and spatial relationships; eye movements; attention and cognition; and theoretical and computational perspectives. The list of contributors includes leading international researchers in visual science.

Contents

• Preface: xiii
• ORGANIZATION OF VISUAL PATHWAYS 479: xiv
• Color Appearance Kenneth Knoblauch and Steven K Shevell: 892
• Chromatic Discrimination Joel Pokorny and Vivianne C Smith: 908
• The Role of Color in Spatial Vision Karen K De Valois: 924
• PatternSelective Adaptation in Color and Form Perception: 936
• Color Constancy David H Brainard: 948
• Comparative Color Vision Gerald H Jacobs: 962
• Molecular Genetics of Human Color Vision and Color Vision Defects Maureen Neitz and Jay Neitz: 974
• Linking Retinal Circuits to Color Opponency David J Calkins: 989
• Neural Coding of Color Russell L De Valois: 1003
• The Processing of Color in Extrastriate Cortex Karl R Gegenfurtner and Daniel C Kiper: 1017
• Improbable Areas in Color Vision Semir Zeki: 1029
• FORM SHAPE AND OBJECT RECOGNITION: 1041
• Spatial Scale in Visual Processing Robert F Hess: 1043
• Spatial Channels in Vision and Spatial Pooling Hugh R Wilson and Frances Wilkinson: 1060
• Contour Integration and the Lateral Connections of V1 Neurons David J Field and Anthony Hayes: 1069
• Shape Dimensions and Object Primitives Charles E Connor: 1080
• Shape and Shading Jan J Koenderink and Andrea J van Doorn: 1090
• Visual Perception of Texture Michael S Landy and Norma Graham: 1106
• Visual Segmentation and Illusory Contours Robert Shapley Nava Rubin and Dario Ringach: 1119
• Global Yet Early Processing of Visual Surfaces Yukiyasu Kamitani and Shinsuke Shimojo: 1129
• Image Parsing Mechanisms of the Visual Cortex Rüdiger von der Heydt: 1139
• Inferotemporal Response Properties Keiji Tanaka: 1151
• Invariant Object and Face Recognition Edmund T Rolls: 1165
• Evidence from fMRI Nancy Kanwisher: 1179
• Mandyam Srinivasan: 1193
• Motion Processing and the Link to Perception: 1203
• Color Cues for Motion Detection: 1217
• Functional Mapping of Motion Regions: 1229
• Optic Flow William H Warren: 1247
• The Cortical Analysis of Optic Flow: 1260
• Stereopsis: 1300
• Binocular Rivalry: 1314
• Sensorimotor Transformation in the Posterior Parietal Cortex: 1324
• Gaze Control under Natural Conditions: 1349
• Eye Movements in Daily Life Michael F Land: 1357
• Visual Perception during Saccades: 1391
• 95: 1412
• The Primate Frontal Eye Field Charles J Bruce Harriet R Friedman: 1428
• Changing Views of the Role of Superior Colliculus in the Control of Gaze: 1449
• Implications: 1466
• Visual Perception and Cognition in Honeybees Shaowu Zhang: 1501
• A Neural Basis for Human Visual Attention Sabine Kastner: 1514
• Neural and Behavioral Measures of Change Detection Daniel J Simons: 1524
• The Role of Attention in Visual Cerebral Cortex John H R Maunsell: 1538
• Volition and the Prefrontal Cortex Earl K Miller: 1546
• THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL: 1561
• SUBCORTICAL PROCESSING 563: 1571
• Gestalt Factors in the Visual Neurosciences Lothar Spillmann: 1573
• Neural Mechanisms of Natural Scene Perception Jack L Gallant: 1590
• Principles of Image Representation in Visual Cortex Bruno A Olshausen: 1603
• Local Analysis of Visual Motion Eero P Simonocelli: 1616
• Visual Boundaries and Surfaces Stephen Grossberg: 1624
• The Tale of the Standard Model: 1640
• Plasticity of Orientation Processing in Adult Visual Cortex Valentin Dragoi: 1654
• The Neuronal Basis of Visual Consciousness Christof Koch: 1682
• Molecular Regulation of Vertebrate Retinal Development: 95
• Mechanisms of Plasticity in the Visual Cortex Nigel W Daw: 126
• Ontogenesis of Cortical Connectivity Henry Kennedy: 146
• Neural Limitations on Visual Development in Primates Lynne Kiorpes: 159
• Development of Spatial Selectivity and Response Timing in Humans: 174
• The Effects of Selected Forms of Early Visual Deprivation on Perception: 189

About the author

John S. Werner is Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Vision Science and Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior at the University of California, Davis. Leo M. Chalupa is Vice President for Research at George Washington University. He is the coeditor of The Visual Neurosciences (MIT Press, 2003).

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Visual Neurosciences; A Bradford book; The Visual Neurosciences, Leo M. Chalupa
• Editors: John Simon Werner, Leo M. Chalupa
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: MIT Press, 2004
• ISBN: 0262033089, 9780262033084
• Length: 1694 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Internal Medicine; Medical / Neurology; Medical / Neuroscience; Medical / Ophthalmology; Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition; Psychology / General; Reference / General; Science / Life Sciences / Biology; Science / Life Sciences / Neuroscience