The New Visual Neurosciences Contributor(s): Werner, John S. (Editor), Chalupa, Leo M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0262019167 ISBN-13: 9780262019163 Publisher: MIT Press OUR PRICE: $272.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
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BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neuroscience - Science | Reference - Science | Life Sciences - Neuroscience |
Dewey: 612.84 |
LCCN: 2013002297 |
Series: Mit Press |
Physical Information: 2.38" H x 8.72" W x 11.13" (7.82 lbs) 1696 pages |
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Publisher Description: A comprehensive review of contemporary research in the vision sciences, reflecting the rapid advances of recent years. Visual science is the model system for neuroscience, its findings relevant to all other areas. This essential reference to contemporary visual neuroscience covers the extraordinary range of the field today, from molecules and cell assemblies to systems and therapies. It provides a state-of-the art companion to the earlier book The Visual Neurosciences (MIT Press, 2003). This volume covers the dramatic advances made in the last decade, offering new topics, new authors, and new chapters. The New Visual Neurosciences assembles groundbreaking research, written by international authorities. Many of the 112 chapters treat seminal topics not included in the earlier book. These new topics include retinal feature detection; cortical connectomics; new approaches to mid-level vision and spatiotemporal perception; the latest understanding of how multimodal integration contributes to visual perception; new theoretical work on the role of neural oscillations in information processing; and new molecular and genetic techniques for understanding visual system development. An entirely new section covers invertebrate vision, reflecting the importance of this research in understanding fundamental principles of visual processing. Another new section treats translational visual neuroscience, covering recent progress in novel treatment modalities for optic nerve disorders, macular degeneration, and retinal cell replacement. The New Visual Neurosciences is an indispensable reference for students, teachers, researchers, clinicians, and anyone interested in contemporary neuroscience. Associate Editors Sections |
Contributor Bio(s): Werner, John S.: - John S. Werner is Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Vision Science and Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior at the University of California, Davis.Chalupa, Leo M.: - Leo M. Chalupa is Vice President for Research and Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at George Washington University.Werner, John S.: - John S. Werner is Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Vision Science and Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior at the University of California, Davis.Sherman, S. Murray: - S. Murray Sherman is Maurice Goldblatt Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurobiology at the University of Chicago.Guillery, R. W.: - R. W. Guillery is affiliated with the MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit in Oxford, previously taught in the United States (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine), the United Kingdom (University of Oxford), and Turkey, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society.Bonin, Vincent: - Vincent Bonin is an independent curator living in Montreal.Landy, Michael: - Michael S. Landy is Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University.Kanwisher, Nancy: - Nancy Kanwisher is Investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research and Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT.Spence, Charles: - Charles Spence is Director of the Crossmodal Research Group at the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University.Menzel, Randolf: - Randolf Menzel is Professor Emeritus at the Free University of Berlin.Lewicki, Michael S.: - Michael S. Lewicki is Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University.Yuille, Alan L.: - Alan Yuille is Professor in the Department of Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles.Movshon, J. Anthony: - J. Anthony Movshon is Professor of Neural Science and Psychology and Director of the Center for Neural Science.Chalupa, Leo M.: - Leo M. Chalupa is Vice President for Research and Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at George Washington University.Sporns, Olaf: - Olaf Sporns is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Adjunct Professor in the School of Informatics and Computing, Codirector of the Indiana University Network Science Institute, a member of the programs in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, and Head of the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at Indiana University Bloomington.Sommer, Friedrich T.: - Friedrich T. Sommer is with the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at University of California, Berkeley.Blake, Randolph: - Randolph Blake is Centennial Professor of Psychology, a Fellow of the Kennedy Center for Integrative Development, and a member of the Venderbilt Vision Center, at Vanderbilt University.Goodale, Melvyn: - Melvyn A. Goodale is a university researcher in psychology at the University of Western Ontario.Olshausen, Bruno A.: - Bruno A. Olshausen is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis. |