Limits in Perception

Limits in Perception
Author: A.J. van Doorn
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2020-01-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000722961

This book presents an analysis of limits in perception from the vantage point of the physicist, the engineer, the psychophysicist, the psychologist and the theorist. Limits in perception find their causal explanation at many logically and/or physically different levels. Some of the most fundamental bottlenecks are due to the quantum mechanical and atomistic structure of the microworld. Other simple constraints are due to the material constitution of sensory organs. For instance, the fact that the eye is predominantly composed of water limits both the optical quality and the available spectral window. The engineer uses knowledge on such limits to design equipment that optimizes human performance in daily life. Examples include room acoustics and visual displays. Psychophysicists and psychologists deal with limits on a quite different logical level. These limits constrain much of our perceptually guided behaviour. The book includes chapters on such topics as movement perception, binocular vision, illusory phenomena, language and perception, the perception of time. A few concluding chapters on fundamental limits imposed by information theoretical constraints on the coding and representation of sensed structure are included. Limits in Perception will be important reading material for scientists and/or engineers in the following fields: perception, experimental psychology, sensory biology, physics, neuroscience, human engineering, artificial intelligence, robotics, ophthalmology, audiology, psychonomics and ergonomics, remote sensing.

From Perception to Consciousness

From Perception to Consciousness
Author: Jeremy Wolfe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 019973433X

This volume includes seminal articles published throughout Anne Treisman's scientific career, which are accompanied by chapters from key figures in the field today. These demonstrate the breadth and depth of her influence on research and theory from psychology to vision and auditory sciences.

Thought: A Very Short Introduction

Thought: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Tim Bayne
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2013-01-31
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0199601720

"In this lively Very Short Introduction, Tim Bayne explores the nature of thought. Drawing on research from philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology, he examines what we know--and what we don't know--about one of the defining features of human nature: our capacity for thought."--P. [2] of cover.

Perception of Pixelated Images

Perception of Pixelated Images
Author: Talis Bachmann
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2016-01-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0128095059

Perception of Pixelated Images covers the increasing use of these images in everyday life as communication, socialization, and commerce increasingly rely on technology. The literature in this book is dispersed across a wide group of disciplines, from perception and psychology to neuroscience, computer science, engineering, and consumer science. The book summarizes the research to date, answering such questions as, What are the spatial and temporal limits of perceptual discrimination of pixelated images?, What are the optimal conditions for maximizing information extracted from pixelated images?, and How does the method of pixelation compromise or assist perception? - Integrates research from psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and engineering - Explains how the process of perception works for pixelated images - Identifies what assists and hinders perception, including the method of pixelation - Discusses the limits of perception of pixelated images

Merleau-Ponty at the Limits of Art, Religion, and Perception

Merleau-Ponty at the Limits of Art, Religion, and Perception
Author: Kascha Semonovitch
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2011-10-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1441119310

This book poses the question of what lies at the limit of philosophy. Through close studies of French phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty's life and work, the authors examine one of the twentieth century's most interdisciplinary philosophers whose thought intersected with and contributed to the practices of art, psychology, literature, faith and philosophy. As these essays show, Merleau-Ponty's oeuvre disrupts traditional disciplinary boundaries and prompts his readers to ask what, exactly, constitutes philosophy and its others. Featuring essays by an international team of leading phenomenologists, art theorists, theologians, historians of philosophy, and philosophers of mind, this volume breaks new ground in Merleau-Ponty scholarship-including the first sustained reflections on the relationship between Merleau-Ponty and religion-and magnifies a voice that is talked-over in too many conversations across the academic disciplines. Anyone interested in phenomenology, art theory and history, cognitive science, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of religion will find themselves challenged and engaged by the articles included in this important effort at inter-disciplinary philosophy.

Space and Time in Perception and Action

Space and Time in Perception and Action
Author: Romi Nijhawan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2010-03-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 052186318X

Brings together cutting edge experiments and theoretical treatments regarding space, time and motion in visual neuroscience and psychophysics.

Animals in Translation

Animals in Translation
Author: Temple Grandin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2009-08-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1439130841

With unique personal insight, experience, and hard science, Animals in Translation is the definitive, groundbreaking work on animal behavior and psychology. Temple Grandin’s professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other expert in the field of animal science. Grandin and coauthor Catherine Johnson present their powerful theory that autistic people can often think the way animals think—putting autistic people in the perfect position to translate “animal talk.” Exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and even animal genius, Grandin is a faithful guide into their world. Animals in Translation reveals that animals are much smarter than anyone ever imagined, and Grandin, standing at the intersection of autism and animals, offers unparalleled observations and extraordinary ideas about both.

Law, Politics, and Perception

Law, Politics, and Perception
Author: Eileen Braman
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2009-10-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0813928370

Are judges' decisions more likely to be based on personal inclinations or legal authority? The answer, Eileen Braman argues, is both. Law, Politics, and Perception brings cognitive psychology to bear on the question of the relative importance of norms of legal reasoning versus decision markers' policy preferences in legal decision-making. While Braman acknowledges that decision makers' attitudes—or, more precisely, their preference for policy outcomes—can play a significant role in judicial decisions, she also believes that decision-makers' belief that they must abide by accepted rules of legal analysis significantly limits the role of preferences in their judgements. To reconcile these competing factors, Braman posits that judges engage in "motivated reasoning," a biased process in which decision-makers are unconsciously predisposed to find legal authority that is consistent with their own preferences more convincing than those that go against them. But Braman also provides evidence that the scope of motivated reasoning is limited. Objective case facts and accepted norms of legal reasoning can often inhibit decision makers' ability to reach conclusions consistent with their preferences.

Broaden Your Perception

Broaden Your Perception
Author: Simon Lacouline
Publisher: F Lepine Publishing
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2013-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781926659039

"I am amazed at how agile Simon was while guiding us thru such a liberating experience. I dearly recommend this book to everyone who seeks to better understand life." - MahaVajra "Since our whole experience of reality depends on our perception, wouldn't it be important to ask ourselves how reliable it is? What does it really allow us to perceive and, most importantly, what does it prevent us from perceiving? The answer to these questions could dissolve the limits of our experience!" A lot of work has gone into this book, of which the writing part was by far the easiest. It deals with things that a part of you may not want to see. What you are about to read has all been experienced first hand. Some of those things may upset or provoke you as they have provoked me while I kept repeating them to myself and doing them in my daily life. However, I discovered that what was upsetting me was my unwillingness to let go. Only then did I realize that I had been my own torturer all along and only then did I experience a freedom I could not have imagined possible. It is amazing how holding on tight to something that does not exist can create so much discomfort! I wish to thank Master Maha Vajra for his availability and invaluable guidance over the last decade. I wish for all of you to have the courage to tackle your own fears and your own ego head on, to not judge yourself for perceived mistakes you may have done or may eventually do, to be compassionate about other people and the illusions they may still have, to keep your current transient experiences in perspective and to remember who you truly are.

The Problem of Perception

The Problem of Perception
Author: A. D. Smith
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2005
Genre: Perception (Philosophy)
ISBN: 9788120820241

In a major Contribution to the theory of perception, A.D.Smith presents a truly original defense of direct realism the view that in perception we are directly aware of things in a physical world. It offers two arguements against direct realism-one conceening illusion, and one concerning hallueination that upto now no theory of perception could adequately rebut.At the heart of Smiths theory is a new way of drawing the distinction between perception and sensation alone with an unusual treatment of the nature of object of halluecination .