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    Light Vision Color
    Light Vision Color
    Light Vision Color
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    Light Vision Color

    By Arne Valberg

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    Light Vision Color takes a well-balanced, interdisciplinary approach to our most important sensory system. The book successfully combines basics in vision sciences with recent developments from different areas such as neuroscience, biophysics, sensory psychology and philosophy. Originally published in 1998 this edition has been extensively revised and updated to include new chapters on clinical problems and eye diseases, low vision rehabilitation and the basic molecular biology and genetics of colour vision.
    • Takes a broad interdisciplinary approach combining basics in vision sciences with the most recent developments in the area
    • Includes an extensive list of technical terms and explanations to encourage student understanding
    • Successfully brings together the most important areas of the subject in to one volume
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateFeb 3, 2007
    ISBN9780470012123
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