In the Eye of the Beholder: Science of Face Perception [Hardcover]

Vicki Bruce (Author), Andrew W. Young (Author)

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Hardcover: 290 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; First edition (1 Dec 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0198524404
ISBN-13: 978-0198524403
Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 19.6 x 2.8 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 807,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This text, written to acompany an exhibition of the same title at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Spring 1998, provides a non-technical introduction to the science of the human face and the psychology of face perception. Illustrated throughout, the book includes reproductions of portraits from the gallery's collections, as well as state-of-the-art computer graphics. Incorporating discussion of vision, communication, memory and recognition, sociobiology, and neuroscience, this is a broad-ranging introduction to the topic. The book should be of interest to anyone wishing to learn about the many ways in which the human face is important biologically, and how we perceive and recognize it.

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This book provides a non-technical introduction to the science of the human face and the psychology of face perception. Highly illustrated throughout, the book includes reproductions of portraits, as well as state-of-the-art computer graphics. Incorporating discussion of vision, communication, memory and recognition, sociobiology, and neuroscience, this is a broad-ranging introduction to an exciting topic. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Perception introduced smartly, fascinatingly. 1 Aug 1998

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Authors Bruce and Young introduce aspects of the science of perception with reference to works of art. The book is a delight to read, and almost as much fun to browse, because the numerous images lead the browser to puzzle over the demonstrated twists of perception. The authors take appropriate, detailed steps in explaining the physical and psychological path of seeing. Additionally, they show us the importance of totally contemporary, computer tools used in the exploration of human perception.

I found In the Eye of the Beholder in the library, read it almost without putting it down, and had to buy a copy for myself. I will certainly be showing it to my students in drawing and painting.

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