Caelli Visual Perception: Theory and Practice

Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8914-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Web PDF

Visual Perception: Theory and Practice focuses on the theory and practice of visual perception, with emphasis on technologies used in vision research and in visual information processing. Central areas of vision research including spatial vision, motion perception, and color are discussed. Light and optics, convolutions and Fourier methods, and network theory and systems are also examined. Comprised of nine chapters, this book begins with an overview of language and processes underlying specific areas of vision such as measures of neural activity, feature specificity, and individual cells and psychophysics. The reader is then systematically introduced to the more essential properties of light and optics relevant to visual perception; the use of convolutions, Fourier series, and Fourier transform to model processes in visual perception; and network theory and systems. Subsequent chapters deal with the geometry of visual perception; spatial vision; the perception of motion; and some specific issues in visual perception, including color perception, binocular vision, and steriopsis. This monograph is intended for students, practitioners, and investigators in physiology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caelli, Terry

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Visual Perception: Theory and Practice;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;10
5;Dedication;6
6;Preface;8
7;Acknowledgements;9
8;CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Languages, Processes, and Perception;12
8.1;REFERENCES;16
9;PART I: Technology Relevant to Visual Perception;18
9.1;CHAPTER 2. Light and Introductory Optics;20
9.1.1;2.1. ON THE NATURE OF LIGHT;20
9.1.2;2.2. COMMON LIGHT SOURCES IN VISION RESEARCH;28
9.1.3;2.3. INTRODUCTORY OPTICS;32
9.1.4;2.4. SOME OPTICAL SYSTEMS;41
9.1.5;2.5. CONCLUSIONS;44
9.1.6;REFERENCES;45
9.2;CHAPTER 3. Convolutions and Fourier Methods;46
9.2.1;3.1. INTRODUCTION;46
9.2.2;3.2. FOURIER SERIES AND FOURIER TRANSFORM;46
9.2.3;3.3 THE DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORM;55
9.2.4;3.4. LINEAR SYSTEMS, MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTIONS, AND FILTERING;57
9.2.5;3.5. DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND THE FOURIER TRANSFORM;59
9.2.6;3.6. CONVOLUTIONS, AUTOCORRELATIONS, AND OTHER TRANSFORMS;61
9.2.7;3.7. FOURIER TRANSFORM ROUTINES;66
9.2.8;3.8. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS;67
9.2.9;REFERENCES;67
9.3;CHAPTER 4. Network Theory and Systems;68
9.3.1;4.1. INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKS;68
9.3.2;4.2. NETWORKS IN VISION;71
9.3.3;4.3. STATISTICAL AND PROBABILITY ANALYSES OF SYSTEMS;78
9.3.4;4.4 SUMMARY;81
9.3.5;REFERENCES;81
9.4;CHAPTER 5. Introduction to Geometric Structures;82
9.4.1;5.1. INTRODUCTION;82
9.4.2;5.2. PROJECTIVE AND AFFINE GEOMETRIES;84
9.4.3;5.3. VECTOR ANALYSIS AND METRICS;92
9.4.4;5.4. SOME PROPERTIES OF CURVES;94
9.4.5;5.5. PROPERTIES OF SURFACES;98
9.4.6;5.6. TRANSFORMATIONS OF CURVES AND SURFACES;104
9.4.7;5.7. SPECIAL TOPICS;108
9.4.8;5.8. CONCLUSIONS;111
9.4.9;REFERENCES;111
10;PART II: Applications and Current Approaches to Visual Perception;112
10.1;CHAPTER 6. Spatial Vision;114
10.1.1;6.1 INTRODUCTION;114
10.1.2;6.2. CONTRAST AND INTENSITY PERCEPTION;114
10.1.3;6.3. TEXTURE PERCEPTION;126
10.1.4;6.4. CONTOURS AND ILLUSIONS (MECHANISMS);136
10.1.5;6.5. SPATIAL EQUIVALENCES AND PERCEPTUAL INVARIANTS;148
10.1.6;REFERENCES;155
10.2;CHAPTER 7. The Perception of Motion;158
10.2.1;7.1. INTRODUCTION;158
10.2.2;7.2. PSYCHOPHYSICS OF REAL MOTION PERCEPTION—RELATIVISTIC PERSPECTIVE;159
10.2.3;7.3. TRANSFORMATIONS AND ANALYSIS IN MOTION PERCEPTION—DEPTH EFFECTS;168
10.2.4;7.4. APPARENT MOTION;174
10.2.5;7.5. CONCLUSIONS;180
10.2.6;REFERENCES;180
10.3;CHAPTER 8. Specific Issues in Vision;183
10.3.1;8.1. COLOUR VISION;183
10.3.2;8.2. STEREOPSIS;197
10.3.3;8.3. CONCLUSION;199
10.3.4;REFERENCES;200
10.4;CHAPTER 9. Conclusion;201
10.4.1;REFERENCES;202
11;Index;204