Limits of vision
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Limits of vision
（Vision and visual dysfunction / general editor, John R. Cronly-Dillon, v. 5）
Macmillan Press, Scientific & Medical, 1991
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Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A 16 volume thematic encyclopedia on vision covering all research aspects of this mutidisciplinary field by 300 contributors from around the world. Each volume is extensively referenced, illustrated and indexed. The articles relate the current state of our knowledge and areas of continuing advancement and will be updated in additional volumes every 5 years. It is aimed at libraries in all universities, relevant departments and other institutions conducting research into vision, medical schools and relevant major industrial concerns such as pharmaceutical, optics and robotics companies.
Table of Contents
- Part 1: nature of limits in vision
- threshold (barriers), just noticeable differences
- measures of visual performance
- contrast. Part 2: basic limitations imposed by the structure and mechanisms in the visual system
- receptors of the retinal network - compression of signals
- intermediate processing stages and visual cortical areas
- hierarchical and parallel visual processing
- principles of overlap
- practical implications of multi-stage and multi-changed processing. Part 3: visual signs of very low (scotopic) intensities - detection of spatial and temporal changes.
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