The Visual Brain in Action (Ops 27 )

by A. David Milner and Melvyn A. Goodale

Book Overview

Although the mechanics of how the eye works are well understood, debate still exists as to how the complex machinery of the brain interprets neural impulses supplied by the eye. In an attempt to understand the evolutionary origins and functions of the visual system, the authors pose the question "What is the function of vision?" Topics covered include: visual processing in the primate, disorders of visual recognition, spatial perception and the visual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198524080
• ISBN13: 9780198524083
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Definitive Vision for Psychologists and Neuroscientists.

Milner and Goodale provide one of the most comprehensive reviews of the neural processes underlying visual perception. Students will appreciate the detailed treatment of subjects such as concurrent processing, functional specialisation, and visual disorders. Perhaps the book lacks adequate treatment of colour disorders and recent neuro-imaging research. The distinction between accepted opinion in the subject and the authors' own theory of perception and action is sometimes blurred. Those already familiar with the human visual system will find Milner and Goodale's views stimulating and controversial. Overall, it is a valuable book in a topic that lacks a truly comprehensive textbook/review. For its content it is very favourably priced....and I don't work for Oxford University Press!