Vision

In this textbook on the physiology of vision, Buser and Imbert synthesize
the data in the field, proceeding from the biophysics of retinal receptors to
processing in the visual areas of the cortex. Although the focus is on mammalian
studies, some data from comparative physiology are included. In just five chapters
the authors cover the structure and organization of the retina, the physical
characteristics of visual stimuli, the psychophysical laws of visual sensation
(absolute thresholds, retinal adaptation, visual acuity, temporal resolution,
movement perception, color vision, and stereopsis), the genesis and elaboration of
signals in the retina, and mechanisms in the central visual
pathways.

Like Buser and Imbert's companion sensory
neurophysiology text Audition, Vision has been translated and updated from the
original French in a style that is straightforward and concise. It includes 248
carefully chosen and fully captioned illustrations that will make it accessible to
upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the basic and clinical
neurosciences, to students in courses on perception and psychophysics in psychology
departments, as well as to researchers in computer vision who are interested in
biological vision.