Preface ........................................................ xi
Acknowledgments .............................................. xiii
1 Methods Used to Assess Visual Perception and Brain Function .. 1
2 Basic Wiring of the Visual System ........................... 27
3 The Retina .................................................. 35
4 The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus .............................. 59
5 The Striate Cortex .......................................... 67
6 Extrastriate Cortex ......................................... 99
7 The ON and OFF Channels .................................... 121
8 The Midget and Parasol Systems ............................. 135
9 Color Vision ............................................... 159
10 Adaptation ................................................. 179
11 Motion Perception .......................................... 191
12 Depth Perception ........................................... 211
13 Pattern Perception ......................................... 237
14 Visual Illusions ........................................... 269
15 Eye-Movement Control ....................................... 297
16 Visual Prosthetics ......................................... 339
References .................................................... 355
Name Index .................................................... 379
Subject Index ................................................. 381
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