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Eye movements

edited by R.H.S. Carpenter

(Vision and visual dysfunction / general editor, John R. Cronly-Dillon, v. 8)

Macmillan Press, Scientific & Medical, 1991

Available at  / 72 libraries

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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

  • The need for eye movements, Carpenter. Part 1: oculomotor functions - gaze-holding
  • the vestibular contribution, Melvill Jones
  • the optokinetic contribution, Collewijn
  • stability of gaze, Kowler. Part 2: oculomotor functions - gaze-shifting
  • saccades, Becker
  • smooth pursuit, Paola and Wyatt
  • vergence, Judge. Part 3 oculomotor mechanisms
  • the periphery, Spencer
  • brainstem, Keller
  • cerebellum, Miles
  • tectum and basal ganglia, Guitton
  • cerebral cortex, Fischer
  • oculomotor disorders, Leigh and Zee
  • an overview, Robinson.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA12930025
  • ISBN
    • 0333474295
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke, Hampshire
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 339 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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