Brian Rogers <br/><br/>
Perception: A Very Short Introduction 
by Brian Rogers 
 - UK  Oxford University Press  2017 
 - xxi, 162 pages:  Illustrations;  16 cm. 
<br/><br/>1: What is perception?<br/>2: Perceptual theories - indirect, direct and computational.<br/>3: Lightness and colour<br/>4: Motion perception<br/>5: Perception of a 3-D world<br/>6: Perception and action<br/>7: Delusions about illusions<br/>8: The physiology and anatomy of the perceptual system<br/>9: The future<br/>Glossary<br/>Further Reading<br/>Index 
<br/><br/> 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<br/>Considers how evolutionary pressures have shaped the perceptual systems of both humans and other animals<br/>Discusses recent advances in understanding perception, and analyzes attempts to program machines to perform perceptive tasks<br/>Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over eight million copies sold worldwide 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198791003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>153.7 ROG