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Visual Development

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Nigel W. Daw

    1. Yale University Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut, UK

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Part of the book series: Perspectives in Vision Research (PIVR)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. 1 Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Nigel W. Daw
      Pages 1-5

  3. 2 Functional Organization of the Visual System

    1. Functional Organization of the Visual System

      • Nigel W. Daw
      Pages 7-26

  4. Normal Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. Development of Visual Capabilities

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      Pages 29-57

    3. Anatomical Development of the Visual System

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      Pages 59-75

    4. Development of Receptive Field Properties

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      Pages 77-92

  5. II Amblyopia and the Effects of Visual Deprivation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Modifications to the Visual Input That Lead to Nervous System Changes

      • Nigel W. Daw
      Pages 95-107

    3. Physiological and Anatomical Changes That Result from Optical and Motor Deficits

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      Pages 109-121

    4. What Is Amblyopia?

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      Pages 123-138

    5. Critical Periods

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      Pages 139-152

  6. III Mechanisms of Plasticity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Concepts of Plasticity

      • Nigel W. Daw
      Pages 155-164

    3. Long-Term Potentiation as a Model

      • Nigel W. Daw
      Pages 165-173

    4. Mechanisms of Plasticity in the Visual Cortex

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      Pages 175-192

    5. Deprivation Myopia and Emmetropization

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      Pages 193-201

  7. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Future Studies

      • Nigel W. Daw
      Pages 205-214

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 215-228
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About this book

As the first introductory-level text in its field, Visual Development offers a comprehensive understanding of the development of the visual system and the effects of visual deprivation. The material is treated from the behavioral, anatomical, and physiological points of view. Complete with ample illustrations and a helpful glossary, this text is invaluable for graduate students, optometry students, and ophthalmology residents as well as for experts in related fields.

Reviews

`Excellent...a book that can be read with benefit by students in psychology, neurobiology, ophthalmology, paediatric neurology and optometry, and its useful glossary makes it accessible even to beginners in the field of visual research....a readable, well-illustrated and succinct account....cover[s] in-depth and breadth an important area of vision research.'
Nature
`Lively, informative, and highly readable....This book will retain its value for some years to come.'
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Yale University Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut, UK

    Nigel W. Daw

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Visual Development

  • Authors: Nigel W. Daw

  • Series Title: Perspectives in Vision Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6940-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-6940-1Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 228

  • Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ophthalmology, Neurosciences

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