Visual Development - Nigel Daw

Visual Development

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Buch | Softcover
282 Seiten
2005 | 2nd ed. 2006
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-25371-8 (ISBN)
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Talks about the development of the visual system. This work covers: development of the visual system, effects of visual deprivation, mechanisms by which visual deprivation produces its effects, and a list of some fundamental questions that need to be answered.
This is the second edition of a text devoted to the development of the visual system. The author is one of the leaders in the field of visual neuroscience, currently one of the hottest areas in neuroscience. Visual Development, 2e, covers (i) development of the visual system, (ii) effects of visual deprivation, (iii) mechanisms by which visual deprivation produces its effects, and (iv) a list of some fundamental questions that need to be answered.

Introduction.- Functional Organization of the Visual System.- Development of Visual Capabilities.- Anatomical Development of the Visual System.- Development of Receptive Field Properties.- Modifications to the Visual Input that Lead to Nervous System Changes.- Physiological and Anatomical Changes that result from Optical and Motor Deficits.- What is Amblyopia?- Critical Periods.- Concepts of Plasticity.- Mechanisms of Plasticity in the Visual Cortex.- LTP and LTD as Early Steps in Ocular Dominance PLasticity.- Deprivation Myopia and Emmetropization.- Glossary.- Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 22.11.2005
Reihe/Serie Perspectives in Vision Research
Zusatzinfo 1, black & white illustrations
Verlagsort New York, NY
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 1090 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Augenheilkunde
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Neurologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie Orthopädie
Medizin / Pharmazie Studium
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
ISBN-10 0-387-25371-8 / 0387253718
ISBN-13 978-0-387-25371-8 / 9780387253718
Zustand Neuware
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