The Eye VSI
Author: Michael F. Land
ISBN: 978-0199680306
Price: Rs. 249.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
The eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution and has evolved up to 40 times in different parts of the animal kingdom. In humans, vision is the most important sense and much of the brain is given over to the processing of visual information. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Land describes the evolution of vision and the variety of eyes found in both humans and animals. He explores the evolution of colour vision in primates and the workings of the human eye, to consider how that contributes to our visual ability. He explains how we see in three dimensions and the basic principles of visual perception, including our impressive capacity for pattern recognition and the ability of vision to guide action
Browse this title within our Science and Technology collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 105 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-0199680306.
About the Author
Michael F. Land is Emeritus Professor of Neurobiology at the University of Sussex and is a world-renowned authority on animal vision. He co-authored the text Animal Eyes (OUP, 2002, 2nd edition 2012) with Dan-Eric Nilsson and another on human eye movements, Looking and Acting, with Ben Tatler (OUP, 2009). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General / Adult
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-0199680306
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Pr
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What is this book about?
The eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution and has evolved up to 40 times in different parts of the animal kingdom. In humans, vision is the most important sense and much of the brain is given over to the processing of visual information. In this Very Short Introduction,...
Who should read this book?
Valuable for university students, educators, and scholars seeking authoritative reference material and structured subject mastery.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book for how much it packs into such a slim, pocket‑friendly read. In clear, engaging language, it shows you how the eye evolved, why vision matters so deeply to the brain, and how humans and animals see the world differently. Perfect if you want a smart, confidence‑boosting introduction to vision science that feels fascinating rather than intimidating, and leaves you seeing everyday sight in a whole new way.
- Published by Oxford Univ Pr.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 105.
Catalog Description
The eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution and has evolved up to 40 times in different parts of the animal kingdom. In humans, vision is the most important sense and much of the brain is given over to the processing of visual information. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Land describes the evolution of vision and the variety of eyes found in both humans and animals. He explores the evolution of colour vision in primates and the workings of the human eye, to consider how that contributes to our visual ability. He explains how we see in three dimensions and the basic principles of visual perception, including our impressive capacity for pattern recognition and the...
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