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Perception 4/e Cover Image
Perception, 4/e
Robert Sekuler, Brandeis University
Randolph Blake, Vanderbilt University
The Eye and Seeing

Chapter Outline

  1. MILLIONS OF POINTS OF LIGHT
  2. THE RETINAL GANGLION CELLS
    1. The Neural Architecture of ON and OFF Regions
    2. Receptive Field Size
    3. Three Types of Retinal Ganglion Cells
  3. PERCEPTUAL CONSEQUENCES OF CENTER/SURROUND ANTAGONISM
    1. The Hermann Grid
    2. Mach Bands
    3. Two More Center/Surround Experiments
    4. Lightness Contrast and Constancy
  4. SENSITIVITY VERSUS RESOLUTION
    1. Aspects of Convergence
      1. The Duplex Solution
    2. Resolution
    3. Sensitivity
      1. Scotopic Vision
      2. Photopic Vision
      3. The Purkinje Shift
      4. Dark Adaptation








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