The Perception of Visual Information

1. Front Matter

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2. Physiological Optics

   • Peter F. Sharp, Russell Philips

   Pages 1-29

3. Detection of Visual Information

   • Charles A. Kelsey

   Pages 30-51

4. Quantification of Visual Capability

   • Arthur P. Ginsburg, William R. Hendee

   Pages 52-72

5. A Multiscale Geometric Model of Human Vision

   • Bart M. Ter Haar Romeny, Luc Florack

   Pages 73-114

6. Human Response to Visual Stimuli

   • Alastair G. Gale

   Pages 115-133

7. Cognitive Interpretation of Visual Signals

   • William R. Hendee

   Pages 134-159

8. Visual Data Formatting

   • Ulrich Raff

   Pages 160-201

9. Image Manipulation

   • Ronald R. Price

   Pages 202-229

10. Physical and Psychophysical Measurement of Images

    • Kevin S. Berbaum, Mark Madsen, Donald D. Dorfman

    Pages 230-271

11. Computer Vision and Decision Support

    • Henry A. Swett, Maryellen L. Giger, Kunio Doi

    Pages 272-315

12. Architecture and Ergonomics of Imaging Workstations

    • H. K. Huang, P. S. Cho

    Pages 316-334

13. Problems and Prospects in the Perception of Visual Information

    • Peter N. T. Wells

    Pages 335-343

Human knowledge is primarily the product of experiences acquired through interactions of our senses with our surroundings. Of all the senses, vision is the one relied on most heavily by most people for sensory input about the environment. Visual interactions can be divided into three processes: (1) de­ tection of visual information; (2) recognition of the "external source" of the information; and (3) interpretation of the significance of the information. These processes usually occur sequentially, although there is considerable interdependence among them. With our strong dependence on the processes of visual interactions, we might assume that they are well characterized and understood. Nothing could be further from the truth. Human vision remains an engima, in spite of specu­ lations by philosophers for centuries, and, more recently, of attention from physicists and cognitive and experimental psychologists. How we see, and how we know what we see, remains an unsolved mystery that challenges some of the most creative scientists and cognitive specialists.

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• medicine
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• Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

  William R. Hendee

• Bristol General Hospital, Bristol, UK

  Peter N. T. Wells

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