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'This book is beautifully written throughout. It is clear, concise and interesting, and never makes the mistake of glossing over or avoiding important issues. I know of no other book that, in each new edition, succeeds in maintaining its coherence and its identity, while keeping pace with the changing emphasis of contemporary approaches to vision.' - Mike Harris, University of Birmingham 'The extensive revisions to the text give the book a clear edge in offering an up-to-date view of developments in the field in a very digestible form. The new edition provides the most up-to-date text on vision in the market.' - George Mather, University of Sussex
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This comprehensively updated and expanded revision of the successful second edition continues to provide detailed coverage of the ever-growing range of research topics in vision. In Part I, the treatment of visual physiology has been extensively revised with an updated account of retinal processing, a new section explaining the principles of spatial and temporal filtering which underlie discussions in later chapters, and an up-to-date account of the primate visual pathway.
Part II contains four largely new chapters which cover recent psychophysical evidence and computational model of early vision: edge detection, perceptual grouping, depth perception, and motion perception. The models discussed are extensively integrated with physiological evidence. All other chapters in Parts II, III, and IV have also been thoroughly updated.
Part II contains four largely new chapters which cover recent psychophysical evidence and computational model of early vision: edge detection, perceptual grouping, depth perception, and motion perception. The models discussed are extensively integrated with physiological evidence. All other chapters in Parts II, III, and IV have also been thoroughly updated.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Books on vision science generally fall into two widely separated categories. There exists a mountain of near-plagiaristic basic undergraduate texts such as Sekuler and Blake, Goldstein, or Coren, Ward and Ennis that all contain pretty much the same basic stuff (Face-Vase illusions, Gibson vs Marr, etc) but aren't so hot when it comes to the practical aspects of conducting vision research. There are also high-level, jargon-filled techy tracts such as Wandell or Robson and Carpenter and other books that concentrate soley on classical psychophysical theory at the expense of practical laboratory methods such as Gescheider. In between, for a student who desires to go beyond the undergraduate level there is a sad absence of any decent books. This is primarily the fault of academic publishers who refuse to believe that there is a market for books at an intermediate level that bridge the gap between being an undergrad and being a postgrad. Bruce, Green and Georgeson fills this gap nicely. The previous two editions by just Bruce and Green concentrated more on visual cognition at the expense of psychophysics but the addition of Mark Georgeson as a third author has solved that problem. This really is an excellent textbook.
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Not perfect, but the best out there
12 July 2002
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I have used this book for over ten years now as one of the texts in an intermediate level cognitive science course on perception and action. Each year I review the new offerings in the field, and each year I come back to this book as the best available. Its greatest strengths are (1) the thoroughness with which it covers both the theoretical disputes and the empirical literature on vision, (2) its broadly interdisciplinary nature, including work from the neurosciences, artificial intelligence, and human and animal behavior, and (3) its emphasis on the deep connections between how we see and how we move. This combination of approaches is simply not to be found in any other book on vision. Understanding the last of these -- that the way we see is thoroughly integrated with how we move about in the world -- will change your view of a great many things about human nature.
What keeps it from being perfect? The writing style of the book is clunky at times, and sometimes the exposition isn't as clear as it could be, so that readers who are new to the subject may have to work hard at some points to understand some of the more complex material. However, you'll be rewarded for your efforts if you make them. All in all, a great introduction to a fascinating set of issues.
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Excellent Book
28 Sep 2007
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This is a great book for graduate studies of perception. It is very detailed in covering important topics and it is up to date with most recent research. The amount of detail sometimes can be overwhelming, so I wouldn't recommend it for undergraduates. The authors sometimes get side tracked into lengthy discussions of a particular subject, but overall it's a good book. I received it within days of my order and for a better price that I could get in the book store.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
You gotta read it!
11 Jun 2000
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Whatever your interest area is, related to perception, of course, here you can find a very complete guide to visual perception; not very simple, neither too deep, just what you need for becoming almost an expert in a short time.
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