Ways of seeing is a book about human vision. It results from the collaboration between a world famous cognitive neuroscientist and an eminent philosopher. In the past forty years, cognitive neuroscience has made many startling discoveries about the human brain, and about the human visual system in particular. This book brings many recent empirical findings, from electrophysiological recordings in animals, the neuropsychological examination of human patients, psychophysics, and developmental cognitive psychology, to bear on questions traditionally addressed by philosophers. What is the meaning of the English verb 'to see'? How does visual perception yield knowledge of the world? How does visual perception relate to thought? What is the role of conscious visual experience in visually guided actions? How does seeing actions relate to seeing objects? In the process the book provides a new assessment of the 'two visual systems' hypothesis, according to which the human visual system comprises two anatomical pathways with separable visual functions. The first truly interdisciplinary book about human vision, it will be of interest to students and researchers in many areas of cognitive science and the philosophy of mind.
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Want to go beyond "Chopsticks?" This visual guide to tickling the ivories will show you the way. By Chapter 2, you'll be playing simple pieces and practicing scales. You'll progress from getting familiar with notes, symbols, and keys to playing basic chords and reading music like a pro. Without getting bogged down in boring theory, you'll learn what you need to know and enjoy playing as you go! Whether you like Bach or rock, jazz or country, golden oldies or new age, you'll love learning to play the fun, visual way. Concise two-page lessons show you all the crucial skills and are ideal for quick review Each skill, chord, or technique is clearly described
The Firefly Five Language Visual Dictionary is an unabridged translation of The Firefly Visual Dictionary. In turn, this book is the updated successor to The Macmillan Visual Dictionary. In comparison to its predecessor, The Firefly Visual Dictionaries have 200 more subjects, 2,500 additional color illustrations and 10,000 more terms SIZE REDUCED VERSION by Pumukl
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Kids | 23 November 2008
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Who created Wonderland? When did films begin to talk? Where did jazz come from? What’s one kind of 3-D art? In The Arts, you’ll discover answers to these questions and many more. Through pictures, articles, and fun facts, you’ll learn about the wide variety of visual and performing arts and meet some of the greatest artists of yesterday and today.
