Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. The Eye and Visual Pathways: 1. Introduction; 2. Structure and development of the human eye; 3. Image formation; 4. Central visual pathways; Part II. Neural Mechanisms: 5. Photoreceptors and photoreception; 6. Retinal circuitry; 7. The retino-geniculate projection; 8. The visual cortex; Part III. Special Topics in Vision: 9. Spatial resolution in vision; 10. Binocular vision and depth perception; 11. Color vision; 12. Ocular movements; Index.

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This textbook gives students a working vocabulary and knowledge of the biology of vision and acquaints them with the major themes in vision research.

Reviews

'… a timely and somewhat unusual textbook intended for undergraduate students in biology, neuroscience, or psychology … The strength of this text lies in the coverage of the optical factors, the genetics, and the psychology of vision.' Sophie Wuerger, Experimental Physiology