We know it when we see it : what the neurobiology of vision tells us about how we think / Richard Ma...
We know it when we see it : what the neurobiology of vision tells us about how we think / Richard Ma...
We know it when we see it : what the neurobiology of vision tells us about how we think / Richard Masland.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2020.
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G 2020/2535
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Language
English
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Physical content
vi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The first steps toward vision. The wonder of perception ; Neurons that sing to the brain ; A microprocessor in the eye ; Ghost neurons ; What the eye tells the brain -- Into the wild. Sensory messages enter the brain ; What happens next: not one cortex but many ; The malleable senses ; Inventing the...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"Spotting a face in a crowd is easy. We can do it from almost any angle, up close or far away, in person or in a picture. We do it so often that we take it for granted. But object recognition, the neural process that enables us to find that face, is hard. Your brain is small and slow. It has neither the time nor the capacity to store and recall who...
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We know it when we see it : what the neurobiology of vision tells us about how we think / Richard Masland.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/2535
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74VKaPe28Ped
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaPe28Ped
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ISBN
9781541618503 hardcover
1541618505 hardcover
DDC
612.84
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991024316019302626
