A significant portion of the work is dedicated to the anatomy and physiology of the primate visual system.
The volume opens by tracing visual science from the ancient Greeks to the early 20th century, highlighting the evolution of our understanding of perspective and stereoscopic vision. Perceiving in Depth Volume 1 Basic Mechanisms
The text follows the visual signal from the eye through the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN) to the visual cortex. It pays specific attention to the columnar organization of the cortex, which is specialized for depth-related processing. A significant portion of the work is dedicated
The book outlines the precise behavioral and analytic procedures used to measure how subjects respond to visual stimuli, establishing the rigorous scientific standard for modern depth research. The Biological Machinery of Vision It pays specific attention to the columnar organization
Howard provides a comprehensive review of how depth perception matures from the embryonic stage to post-natal life.
As the first entry in a three-volume series, it focuses exclusively on the sensory and physiological "building blocks" of depth perception, moving from historical discovery to the latest in neural plasticity.
is a foundational work by Ian P. Howard that serves as a definitive technical review of the biological and psychophysical processes allowing humans and animals to navigate a three-dimensional world.