Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See

摘要: Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman's exploration of the extraordinary creative genius mind's eye "has many virtues, which sheer intellectual excitement is foremost" (Nature). Hoffman explains that far from being a passive recorder preexisting world, actively constructs every aspect our visual experience. In an informal style replete with illustrations, presents compelling scientific evidence for vision's constructive powers, unveiling grammar vision - set rules govern perception line, color, form, depth, and motion. also describes loss these powers in patients such as artist who can no longer see or dream color man sees his father impostor. Finally, explores spinoffs intelligence arts technology, film special effects to virtual reality. This is, sum, "an outstanding example popular science" (Publishers Weekly).