Introduction : what is human visual cognition? -- The representational theory of the visual mind -- Multiple pathways in the primate visual system -- Dissociations of visual functions by brain lesions in human patients -- The varieties of normal human visual processing -- Visual perception -- Visuomotor representations -- Seeing humans act -- Epilogue : the two visual systems revisited
Summary
This work is a collaboration between a philosopher and a neuroscientist. It focuses on one of the most basic human functions - vision. Its emphasis is on the dual systems theory hypothesis, the theory that two separate visual systems operate within the brain
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-278) and indexes
