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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT

PROCESSES IN BIOLOGICAL VISION

by JAMES T. FULTON

Hardcover-900 pages, 250 illustrations. Publication: Early 2003 $110

CD-ROM-1100 pages, 300 illustrations. Beta release available now $25 for =
more material

PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEW available to all VisionScienceList subscribers =
at, www.4colorvision.com/reviewers.html=20

PROCESSES IN BIOLOGICAL VISION presents the first comprehensive =
theoretical basis of the biological visual system. It provides the first =
end-to-end description of the visual system from which the performance =
parameters of the system are developed. These performance descriptors =
are shown to form the foundation for all of the empirical descriptors =
found in the literature. It presents a fundamental architecture and =
expanded tetrachromatic zone theory applicable to all animals. It =
demonstrates that humans are "blocked tetrachromats," a more precise =
description than that of trichromats as previously assumed. PART C =
provides the first contiguous description of the signaling between the =
circuits of the photoreceptor cells and those of the stellate cells of =
the cortex. Closed form equations are provided to allow the elimination =
of all templates and serial expansions from the science of vision.

PROCESSES IN BIOLOGICAL VISION is written for those working at the =
frontiers of vision science and those required to stay at the leading =
edge of knowledge regarding vision. It is directed at students and =
teachers at the upper university level and beyond. It goes beyond the =
conventional wisdom in many particulars and is fully referenced.

PROCESSES IN BIOLOGICAL VISION contains 18 Chapters divided into 5 major =
Parts, plus Appendices and Addenda:

PART A- Environment and Physiology of Vision

1. Introduction, including a phylogenic tree based on vision

2. Environment, First Order Operation and Coordinate Reference System

3. Description of the Retina

4. The Photo-Receptor Cell of the Chordate Eye

PART B- Bioelectrochemistry of the Photoreceptor

5. The Photochemistry of Animal Vision

6. Static Properties of the Retina

7. Dynamics of Vision

PART C- Electrochemistry of the Visual Neuron

8. The Basic Neuron of Vision

9. More Complex Neurons

10. The Morphology & Electrophysiology of the Neuron

PART D- Detailed Modeling of the Overall Visual Process

11. Introduction to modeling of biological phenomena

12. Primary Signal Processing--Signal Detection

13. Secondary Signal Processing--Signal Manipulation

14. Introduction to modeling of biological phenomena=20

15. Higher Level Perception

PART E- Overall Performance of the Visual System

16. The Equations of Vision and their confirmation

17. Performance descriptors of Vision

18. Clinical electrophysiology & visual Abnormalities in Man

Appendix A-The Complete Solution to the Photoexcitation/De-excitation =
Equation

Appendix L- The Standardized Human Eye

Appendix M-The Standardized Neurons

GLOSSARY

A complete list of the Chapters (3 level table of contents), Appendices =
and Addendum are available at=20

www.4colorvision.com/shorttoc.htm=20

Individual chapters of the book are available for downloading at =
www.4colorvision.com/document.htm

Synopses, summary of new performance descriptors and general material =
available

at www.4colorvision.com=20

All Beta versions of chapters, appendices and addendums available on =
CD-ROM

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PROCESSES IN BIOLOGICAL VISION is written for those working at the =
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university level and beyond. It goes beyond the conventional wisdom in =
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1. Introduction, including a phylogenic tree based on =
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2. Environment, First Order Operation and Coordinate Reference =
System
3. Description of the Retina
4. The Photo-Receptor Cell of the Chordate Eye
PART B=96 Bioelectrochemistry of the Photoreceptor
5. The Photochemistry of Animal Vision
6. Static Properties of the Retina
7. Dynamics of Vision
PART C=96 Electrochemistry of the Visual Neuron
8. The Basic Neuron of Vision
9. More Complex Neurons
10. The Morphology &amp; Electrophysiology of the Neuron
PART D=96 Detailed Modeling of the Overall Visual Process
11. Introduction to modeling of biological phenomena
12. Primary Signal Processing--Signal Detection
13. Secondary Signal Processing--Signal Manipulation
14. Introduction to modeling of biological phenomena 
15. Higher Level Perception
PART E=96 Overall Performance of the Visual System
16. The Equations of Vision and their confirmation
17. Performance descriptors of Vision
18. Clinical electrophysiology &amp; visual Abnormalities in =
Man
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Appendix L=96 The Standardized Human Eye
Appendix M=96The Standardized Neurons
GLOSSARY
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