The Thinking Eye, the Seeing Brain: Explorations in Visual Cognition [Paperback]

James T. Enns (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0393977218 | ISBN-13: 978-0393977219 | Publication Date: October 4, 2004 | Edition: 1

The Thinking Eye, the Seeing Brain is the first modern visual cognition survey text written especially for undergraduates, available now at a uniquely affordable price.

Ideal for courses in vision, perception, and cognitive science, this unique text conveys the excitement and promise of the field of visual cognition while emphasizing its vital relationship to cognitive science in general, exploring central philosophical and psychological issues such as imagination, consciousness, and perceptions of time.

Instructors using The Thinking Eye, the Seeing Brain will have access to lecture-ready PowerPoint slides of art from the text, each of them carefully annotated by Professor Enns.

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James T. Enns (Ph.D. Princeton University) is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of British Columbia in the department of psychology and the graduate program in neuroscience. Former associate editor for the journals Psychological Science and Visual Cognition, he has edited two research volumes on the development of attention, coauthored a textbook on perception, and published numerous articles on vision, attention, and cognitive science.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (October 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393977218
• ISBN-13: 978-0393977219
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #687,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I loved this book and the class I used it for! Everything he had to say about vision was so interesting. It had both technical information and interesting facts that were fun to learn about.