Perceiving in Depth: 3-Volume Set: (Oxford Psychology Series)

Perceiving in Depth is a sequel to Binocular Vision and Stereopsis and to Seeing in Depth, both by Ian P. Howard and Brian J. Rogers. This three-volume work is much broader in scope than previous texts and includes mechanisms of depth perception by all senses, including aural, electrosensory organs, and the somatosensory system. The work contains three extensively illustrated and referenced volumes. Volume 1 reviews sensory coding, psychophysical and analytic procedures, and basic visual mechanisms. Volume 2 deals with stereoscopic vision. Volume 3 covers all mechanisms of depth perception other than stereoscopic vision. Together, these three volumes provide the most detailed review of all aspects of perceiving the three-dimensional world.

Table of Contents:
Contents of Volume 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1 2 Historical background 9 3 Psychophysics and analysis 97 4 Sensory coding 137 5 Physiology of the visual system 223 6 Development of the visual system 327 7 Development of visual functions 399 8 Effects of visual deprivation 423 9 Image formation and accommodation 471 10 Vergence eye movements 515 References 597 Subject index Portrait index Index of cited journals Contents of Volume 2 CHAPTER 11 Physiology of binocular disparity detection 1 12 Binocular fusion and rivalry 55 13 Binocular summation, masking, and transfer 115 14 Binocular correspondence and the horopter 161 15 Linking binocular images 199 16 Seeing in the cyclopean domain 229 17 Stimulus tokens for stereopsis 271 18 Stereoscopic acuity 313 19 Types of binocular disparity 395 20 Binocular disparity and depth perception 419 21 Depth contrast 471 22 Stereopsis and perceptual organization 419 23 The Pulfrich effect 561 24 Stereoscopic techniques and applications 587 References 613 Subject index Portrait index Index of cited journals Contents of Volume 3 CHAPTER 25 Depth from accommodation and vergence 1 26 Depth from perspective 15 27 Depth from interposition and shading 63 28 Depth from motion parallax 85 29 Constancies in visual depth perception 127 30 Interactions between visual depth cues 153 31 Seeing motion in depth 191 32 Pathology of visual depth perception 231 33 Visual depth-detection through the animal kingdom 251 34 Reaching and moving in 3-D space 279 35 Auditory distance perception 297 36 Electrolocation and thermal senses 333 37 Animal navigation 343 References 361 Index of cited journals Subject index Portrait index

About the Author :
Ian P. Howard is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus and Founder of the Centre for Vision Research, York University.

Review :
From Reviews of Previous Editions "Those who work in the area of binocular vision should consider adding this two-volume set to their personal libraries, even if they own the 1995 book." --Scott Stevenson in Optometry and Visual Science "...the definitive reference and summary of this field for a long time to come. This new volume ranges far beyond what its title promises... belongs not only on the shelf of experts in stereoscopic vision, but also on that of every vision researcher." --The Quarterly Review of Biology "The authors are adept wordsmiths with an encyclopaedic knowledge, and there is little on which they do not have a deeply considered view. This is a hugely impressive book and the copious illustrations, many specially prepared, are unusually handsome, nicely complementing the text." --F.A. Miles in Trends in Neuroscience "An invaluable book certain to be a classic... The book works well because the authors executed it so efficiently. The provide comprehensive, even encyclopaedic coverage, a balanced nonpolemic treatment coupled with lucid coherent exposition... The text is richly supported by hundreds of figure and at least 2,800 references... One could build a seminar around this book, especially so because the writing is unusually free of jargon." --Contemporary Psychology "This marvelous book is surely one of the most important perceptual works in recent years. It is difficult to think of any other area of perception which has ever received a treatment so comprehensive, coherent, and accurate that is at the same time highly stimulating... The reader will find much food for thought... I strongly recommend it to any vision researcher.' --Perception From reviews of previous editions "Those who work in the area of binocular vision should consider adding this two-volume set to their personal libraries, even if they own the 1995 book." --Scott Stevenson in Optometry and Visual Science "...the definitive reference and summary of this field for a long time to come. This new volume ranges far beyond what its title promises... belongs not only on the shelf of experts in stereoscopic vision, but also on that of every vision researcher." --The Quarterly Review of Biology "The authors are adept wordsmiths with an encyclopaedic knowledge, and there is little on which they do not have a deeply considered view. This is a hugely impressive book and the copious illustrations, many specially prepared, are unusually handsome, nicely complementing the text." --F.A. Miles in Trends in Neuroscience "An invaluable book certain to be a classic... The book works well because the authors executed it so efficiently. The provide comprehensive, even encyclopaedic coverage, a balanced nonpolemic treatment coupled with lucid coherent exposition... The text is richly supported by hundreds of figure and at least 2,800 references... One could build a seminar around this book, especially so because the writing is unusually free of jargon." --Contemporary Psychology "This marvelous book is surely one of the most important perceptual works in recent years. It is difficult to think of any other area of perception which has ever received a treatment so comprehensive, coherent, and accurate that is at the same time highly stimulating... The reader will find much food for thought... I strongly recommend it to any vision researcher.' --Perception