An introduction to the biology of vision /
McIlwain, James T.,
An introduction to the biology of vision / James T. McIlwain. - x, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Eye and Visual Pathways: -- Introduction -- Structure and development of the human eye -- Image formation -- Central visual pathways -- Neural Mechanisms: -- Photoreceptors and photoreception -- Retinal circuitry -- The retino-geniculate projection -- The visual cortex -- Special Topics in Vision: -- Spatial resolution in vision -- Binocular vision and depth perception -- Color vision -- Ocular movements. Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part III. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"This textbook is intended for use in a course for undergraduate students in biology, neuroscience or psychology who have had an introductory course on the structure and function of the nervous system. Its primary purpose is to provide a working vocabulary and knowledge of the biology of vision and to acquaint students 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. Part II examines the functions of the retina and its central projections in greater detail, building on the introductory material of Part I. Part III treats certain special topics in vision that require this detailed knowledge of the structure and properties of the retina and visual projections."--Publisher description.
0521495482 9780521495486 0521498902 9780521498906
95048029
Vision--Physiological aspects
Vision, Ocular--physiology
QP475 / .M37 1996
596.01823
An introduction to the biology of vision / James T. McIlwain. - x, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Eye and Visual Pathways: -- Introduction -- Structure and development of the human eye -- Image formation -- Central visual pathways -- Neural Mechanisms: -- Photoreceptors and photoreception -- Retinal circuitry -- The retino-geniculate projection -- The visual cortex -- Special Topics in Vision: -- Spatial resolution in vision -- Binocular vision and depth perception -- Color vision -- Ocular movements. Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part III. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"This textbook is intended for use in a course for undergraduate students in biology, neuroscience or psychology who have had an introductory course on the structure and function of the nervous system. Its primary purpose is to provide a working vocabulary and knowledge of the biology of vision and to acquaint students 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. Part II examines the functions of the retina and its central projections in greater detail, building on the introductory material of Part I. Part III treats certain special topics in vision that require this detailed knowledge of the structure and properties of the retina and visual projections."--Publisher description.
0521495482 9780521495486 0521498902 9780521498906
95048029
Vision--Physiological aspects
Vision, Ocular--physiology
QP475 / .M37 1996
596.01823