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ISBN Number: 9780198523161
Editor: Vital-Durand, Francois
Editor: Braddick Oliver
Editor: Vital-Durand, Francois
Written by: Vitral-Durand, Francois
Written by: Braddick Oliver
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA
Location: Oxford ;
Subject: Reference
Subject: Neuroscience
Subject: Physiology
Subject: Ophthalmology
Subject: Perception
Subject: Vision
Subject: Psychology | Sensation
Subject: Psychology | Sensation and Perception
Edition Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series: Oxford Science Publications
Series Volume: 2
Date of Publication: 19960523
Cover Type: Hardback
Grade Level: College/higher education:
Written in: English
Illustrations: 150 illus.
Number of Pages: 464
Book Size: 9.60x6.32x1.26 in. 1.72 lbs.
This book provides an up-to-date overview by leading international authorities of normal and pathological infant visual development, spanning the disciplines of neuroscience, psychology, ophthalmology, optometry, and pediatrics. Topics include the development of retinal receptors; infant sensitivity to detail, color, contrast, and movement; binocularity, eye movements, and refraction; and cognitive processing. The book also covers children's visual defects such as amblyopia and cataracts. Synopsis:
This overview of infants' visual development spans the basic and clinical sciences. It covers the development of retinal receptors; infant sensitivity to detail, colour, contrast and movement; binocularity, eye movements and refraction; and cognitive processing.
