Why We See What We Do: An Empirical Theory of Vision

by R. Beau Lotto and Dale Purves

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This provocative book reviews a broad range of evidence leading to the conclusion that the visual system is not organized to generate a veridical representation of the physical world, but rather a statistical reflection of the visual history of the species and the individual observer. Thus, what humans actually see is a reflexive manifestation of past rather than a logical analysis of the present. The idea that the images we consciously entertain...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0878937528

ISBN13:9780878937523

Release Date:January 2003

Publisher:Sinauer Associates

Length:260 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 7.2" x 9.3"

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