The Roots of Visual Awareness

This volume pays tribute to Alan Cowey, an eminent researcher in the field of visual neuroscience. It includes contributions from among the foremost international authorities on different aspects of vision and visual neuroscience. The book begins examines the fundamental aspects of the visual system, including the control and monitoring of eye movements. It then presents the functional organization of cortical visual areas and their role in visual perception and visually guided action. Also discussed are issues concerning color and motion perception, visual attention, and the effects of brain damage on these different aspects of visual experience. The volume concludes with a final section dealing with questions relating to visual awareness, with particular emphasis on the topic of "blindsight," a concept that Cowey has worked on extensively in recent years.