Valberg, Arne
Light Vision Color
  1. Edition - March 2005
65.90 Euro
2005. 474 Pages, Softcover
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 0-470-84903-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-84903-3 - John Wiley & Sons
Short description
The first introductory book on the market to take an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, Light Vision Color , integrates perspectives from philosophy, biophysics, neurophysiology, genetics, medicine, and psychology. Color science and engineering is a fast developing field and one that currently does not have a textbook that integrates physics, perception, and visual biology into one volume. Originally published in Norwegian by Tapir (1998), this English edition is extensively revised and updated to include new chapters on clinical problems and eye diseases, low vision rehabilitation, and the basic molecular biology and genetics of color vision.
From the contents
1 INTRODUCTION.
VISION AND EXPERIENCE.
VISION AND NATURAL SCIENCE.
VISUAL ILLUSIONS.
2 OPTICS.
LIGHT.
GEOMETRICAL OPTICS.
IMAGING IN THE EYE.
3 THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EYE.
The EYE IS NOT A CAMERA.
THE OPTIC MEDIA.
THE RETINA.
SIGNAL GENERATION.
4 SENSITIVITY AND RESPONSE.
PHOTOMETRY.
CONTRAST VISION.
VISION LOSS.
5 COLOR.
PHYSICS OF COLOR STIMULI
COLOR DIFFERENCES.
COLOR INDUCTION AND ADAPTATION.
6 COLOR VISION.
THE OPPONENT MODEL AND COLOR PERCEPTION.
7 NEURAL CORRELATES.
PSYCHOPHYSICS AND PARALLEL PATHWAYS.
8 BRAIN PROCESSES.
APPENDIX.
A Physiologically Based System for Color Measurement.
Tables and Diagrams.
GLOSSARY.
LITERATURE.
INDEX.
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