Perception: A Very Short Introduction by Brian Rogers

By:

Brian Rogers [Author]

Publication details: Oxford University Press UK 2017Description: xxi, 162 pages: Illustrations; 16 cmISBN:

9780198791003

DDC classification:

153.7 ROG

Contents:

1: What is perception? 2: Perceptual theories - indirect, direct and computational. 3: Lightness and colour 4: Motion perception 5: Perception of a 3-D world 6: Perception and action 7: Delusions about illusions 8: The physiology and anatomy of the perceptual system 9: The future Glossary Further Reading Index

Abstract: Discusses the philosophical question of what it means to perceive, as well as describing how we are able to perceive the particular characteristics of objects and scenes such as their lightness, colour, form, depth and motion Considers how evolutionary pressures have shaped the perceptual systems of both humans and other animals Discusses recent advances in understanding perception, and analyzes attempts to program machines to perform perceptive tasks Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over eight million copies sold worldwide

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1: What is perception?
2: Perceptual theories - indirect, direct and computational.
3: Lightness and colour
4: Motion perception
5: Perception of a 3-D world
6: Perception and action
7: Delusions about illusions
8: The physiology and anatomy of the perceptual system
9: The future
Glossary
Further Reading
Index

Discusses the philosophical question of what it means to perceive, as well as describing how we are able to perceive the particular characteristics of objects and scenes such as their lightness, colour, form, depth and motion
Considers how evolutionary pressures have shaped the perceptual systems of both humans and other animals
Discusses recent advances in understanding perception, and analyzes attempts to program machines to perform perceptive tasks
Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over eight million copies sold worldwide

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