Color Vision: From Genes to Perception / Edition 1

by Karl R. Gegenfurtner, Lindsay T. Sharpe, B. B. Boycott

Overview

Color Vision: From Genes to Perception documents the present state of understanding regarding primate color vision in 20 review articles written by 35 leading international experts. The articles range from genes, the molecular genetics of the human cone photopigment genes, to perception, the color processing of complex scenes. Detailed overviews of such basic topics as cone spectral sensitivity and color processing in the retina and cortex are included. Introductions are given to important and innovative technologies such as molecular genetics, anatomical staining, visual psychophysics, intracellular and extracellular physiological recordings, and functional magnetic resonance imaging. Color Vision is intended for graduate students and research specialists. By bringing together scientists from different disciplines, the book will clarify issues of general interest for the expert and non-expert alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521590532
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/28/2000
Pages:	506
Product dimensions:	8.11(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Gegenfurtner

Table of Contents

Contributors; Foreword by Brian B. Boycott; Acknowledgments; Part I. Photoreceptors: 1. Opsin genes, cone photopigments, color vision and colorblindness Lindsay T. Sharpe, Andrew Stockman, Herbert Jägle and Jeremy Nathans; 2. Cone spectral sensitivities and color matching Andrew Stockman and Lindsay T. Sharpe; 3. Photopigments and the biophysics of transduction in cone photoreceptors Trevor Lamb; 4. Electrophysiology of cone photoreceptors in the primate retina Julie L. Schnapf and David M. Schneeweis; 5. The trichromatic cone mosaic in the human eye David R. Williams and Austin Roorda; 6. The ecology and evolution of primate color vision Jan Kremers, Luiz Carlos, L. Silveira, Elizabeth S. Yamada and Barry B. Lee; Part II. Retinal Circuitry: 7. Parallel pathways from the outer to the inner retina in primates Heinz Wässle; 8. Synaptic organization of cone pathways in the primate retina David J. Calkins; 9. Functional architecture of cone signal pathways in the primate retina Dennis M. Dacey and Barry B. Lee; 10. Receptor inputs to primate ganglion cells Barry B. Lee; Part III. Cortical Processing: 11. Parallel retino-cortical channels and luminance Robert M. Shapley and Michael J. Hawken; 12. Color coding in cortex Peter Lennie; 13. Chromatic signals in extrastriate areas V2 and V3 Daniel C. Kiper, Jonathan B. Levitt and Karl R. Gegenfurtner; 14. Computational neuroimaging: color tuning in two human cortical areas measured using fMRI Brian A. Wandell, Heidi A. Baseler, Allen B. Poirson, Geoffrey M. Boynton and Stephen A. Engel; 15. Interactions between color and motion in the primate visual system Michael J. Hawken and Karl R. Gegenfurtner; Part IV. Perception: 16. High order color mechanisms John Krauskopf; 17. Color and brightness induction: from Mach bands to three-dimensional configurations Qasim Zaidi; 18. Chromatic detection and discrimination Rhea T. Eskew Jr., James S. McLellan and Franco Giulianini; 19. Contrast gain control Michael D'Zmura and Benjamin Singer; 20. Physics-based approaches to modeling surface color perception Laurence T. Maloney; References; Author index; Subject index.

Editorial Reviews

"This lovely book is written for professional vision scientists and their graduate students. Each chapter is written by an internationally well-respected expert on some aspect of color vision and each chapter begins with a simple, clearly written, up-to-date introduction to a topic within the wide range of topics included in modern color vision...If you are interested in color vision, and you should be, this book will be invaluable." Optometry and Vision Science

"For those with an interest in normal vision, the book is a solid summary of colour perception..." The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

"This is an excellent edited book containing contributions from most of the leading researchers in the field of primate colour vision." Trends in Neuroscience

"It is a very successful attempt to understand colour vision at all levels of processing: wavelength coding in photoreceptors, processing in the retina, cortical processing, and higher-order colour mechanisms...I really enjoyed reading this book. It reflects the state-of-the-art knowledge on colour processing and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in a quantitative study of colour vision, be it the genetics, the functional anatomy, the neurophysiology, or the psychophysics of colour processing." Perception 2000

"The editors have brought together 35 leading researchers in colour vision to write a true reference text." Canadian Journal of Opthalmology

"...this is an excellent review of important topics in color vision. It is an invaluable reference for the researcher and guide for the student. I am happy to have it on my bookshelf and recommend it to the subscribers of Color Research and Application." Color Research and Application, Vivianne Smith

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