The Visual Brain in Action by Goodale and Milner, Second Ed, EXCELLENT CONDITION
Description First published in , The Visual Brain in Action remains a seminal publication in the cognitive sciences. For this new edition, a very substantial and illustrated epilogue has been added to the book in which Milner and Goodale review the key developments that support or challenge the views that were put forward in the first edition. Key Features Author(s) David Milner, Mel Goodale Publisher Oxford University Press Date of Publication Language(s) English Format Paperback ISBN-10 ISBN-13 Genre Psychology: Textbooks & Study Guides Series Title Oxford Psychology Series Series Part/Volume Number No. 27 Publication Data Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Imprint Oxford University Press Content Note 8 pp colour plates, numerous line drawings Dimensions Weight 502 g Width 156 mm Height 233 mm Spine 16 mm Pagination 320 Editorial Details Edition Statement 2nd Revised edition Description Table Of Contents Prologue; 1. Introduction: vision from a biological point of view; 2. Visual processing in the primate visual cortex; 3. 'Cortical blindness'; 4. Disorders of spatial perception and the visual control of action; 5. Disorders of visual recognition; 6. Dissociations between perception and action in normal subjects; 7. Attention, consciousness, and the coordination of behaviour; 8. Epilogue: twelve years on Author Biography Professor Milner gained his first degree in Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology, at the University of Oxford in , and went on to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (Abnormal) from the University of London in . He was awarded a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of London in . He worked as a MRC Research Assistant with the late Dr George Ettlinger at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, between and before moving to the University of St Andrews. Here he held a number of positions, including Professor of Neuropsychology and Dean of the Faculty of Science, until he left in to take up his current position as Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Durham. Professor Milner has given numerous invited lectures, and has published 6 books and over 130 book chapters and refereed journal articles. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in . Professor Goodale has published more than 150 chapters and research articles, and is a frequent invited speaker at international meetings. In addition to his research activities, he has been active in developing the graduate program in Neuroscience at Western, for which he was awarded the prestigious E.G. Pleva Award for Contributions to Teaching in . Professor Goodale serves on the editorial board of a number of journals including Experimental Brain Research, Neuropsychologia, Debates in Neuroscience, and Advances in Cognitive Psychology. He is the past-President of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. In , Professor Goodale was awarded the D.O Hebb Award by the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science in recognition of his distinguished scientific achievements. In , he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In , Professor Goodale was award tthe Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit