Ways of seeing : the scope and limits of visual cognition /

An eminent philosopher and a world famous neuroscientist collaborate on the question of what it really means to see. A truly interdisciplinary book, it blends neurophysiology, electrophysiological studies, cognitive psychology, psychophysics, and the philosophy of mind, to create a valuable contribution to the field of cognitive science.Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-278) and indexes.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.An eminent philosopher and a world famous neuroscientist collaborate on the question of what it really means to see. A truly interdisciplinary book, it blends neurophysiology, electrophysiological studies, cognitive psychology, psychophysics, and the philosophy of mind, to create a valuable contribution to the field of cognitive science