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Light Vision Color

by Arne Valberg

Book Details

Publisher:John Wiley & Sons
Published:2007-02-03
Pages:474
Format:BOOK
Language:en

Reading Info

About This Book

Light Vision Color takes a well-balanced, interdisciplinary approach to our most important sensory system. The book successfully combines basics in vision sciences with recent developments from different areas such as neuroscience, biophysics, sensory psychology and philosophy. Originally published in 1998 this edition has been extensively revised and updated to include new chapters on clinical problems and eye diseases, low vision rehabilitation and the basic molecular biology and genetics of c

Our Review

This comprehensive guide to visual science offers an interdisciplinary exploration of how we perceive light and color, blending fundamentals of vision with cutting-edge research from neuroscience, biophysics, and sensory psychology. The thoroughly revised edition expands beyond theoretical foundations to include practical applications, covering clinical eye diseases, low vision rehabilitation, and the molecular biology of color perception. Readers will appreciate how Valberg connects abstract concepts to real-world visual experiences, making complex optical phenomena accessible without oversimplification.

What distinguishes this work is its rare balance between scientific rigor and practical relevance, bridging laboratory research with clinical applications and philosophical implications of visual perception. The new chapters on molecular genetics and vision rehabilitation make it particularly valuable for students moving from basic science to medical or therapeutic applications. Anyone curious about the intricate relationship between light, biological systems, and conscious experience will find this updated edition an illuminating resource that grows more relevant with each technological advance in how we capture and display visual information.

Themes

Science

Subjects

Science