Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See

HOFFMAN, Donald D.

ISBN 10: 0393046699 / ISBN 13: 9780393046694

Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1998

First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper less a small cut on the rear panel. Seller Inventory # 107824

Synopsis:

We have long known about IQ and are beginning to appreciate emotional intelligence; yet there is another fundamental dimension of intelligence that shapes our experience. Our visual intelligence engages roughly half the brain's cortex and goes largely unnoticed. Far from a passive recorder of a pre-existing world, the eye actively constructs every aspect of our visual experience. In an informal style, Donald Hoffman presents the scientific evidence for vision's constructive powers.

About the Author: Donald Hoffman is professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Irvine. His writing has appeared in Scientific American and Edge, and his work has been featured in the Atlantic, Wired, and Quanta. He resides in Irvine, California.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We ...
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, New York
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition