Vision and Brain

How We Perceive the World

James V. Stone (The University of Sheffield)

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MIT Press
14 September 2012

Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology; Coping with disability

Series: The MIT Press

An engaging introduction to the science of vision that offers a coherent account of vision based on general information processing principlesIn this accessible and engaging introduction to modern vision science, James Stone uses visual illusions to explore how the brain sees the world. Understanding vision, Stone argues, is not simply a question of knowing which neurons respond to particular visual features, but also requires a computational theory of vision. Stone draws together results from David Marr's computational framework, Barlow's efficient coding hypothesis, Bayesian inference, Shannon's information theory, and signal processing to construct a coherent account of vision that explains not only how the brain is fooled by particular visual illusions, but also why any biological or computer vision system should also be fooled by these illusions.

This short text includes chapters on the eye and its evolution, how and why visual neurons from different species encode the retinal image in the same way, how information theory explains color aftereffects, how different visual cues provide depth information, how the imperfect visual information received by the eye and brain can be rescued by Bayesian inference, how different brain regions process visual information, and the bizarre perceptual consequences that result from damage to these brain regions. The tutorial style emphasizes key conceptual insights, rather than mathematical details, making the book accessible to the nonscientist and suitable for undergraduate or postgraduate study.

By: James V. Stone (The University of Sheffield)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9780262517737
ISBN 10: 0262517736
Series: The MIT Press
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 14 September 2012
Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive

James V. Stone is a Reader in the Psychology Department of the University of Sheffield. He is coauthor (with John P. Frisby) of the widely used text Seeing- The Computational Approach to Biological Vision (second edition, MIT Press, 2010), and author of Independent Component Analysis- A Tutorial Introduction (MIT Press, 2004).

Reviews for Vision and Brain: How We Perceive the World

Stone has done an excellent job of bringing together many pieces of the visual puzzle, and showing the bigger picture in an engaging, concise, and accessible way for any audience of readers, be they undergraduate or postgraduate. -Paul Hands, Perception