Dynamics of Visual Motion Processing: Neuronal, Behavioral, and Computational Approaches

Book Details

• Author: Guillaume S. Masson

• Brand: Springer

• Edition: 2010

• Binding: Hardcover

• Format: Audiobook

• ISBN: 9781441907806

• Number of Pages: 374

• Release Date: 01-12-2009

• Languages: English

About The Book

[Book Title] delves into the intricate mechanisms of motion processing in the brain, exploring how this essential cognitive function supports our ability to interpret the 3D layout of objects, break camouflage, perform scene segmentation, and estimate ego movement. Over the last two decades, intensive research has been dedicated to motion perception and its neural basis, but recent experimental findings have uncovered new dimensions of the dynamics involved in motion integration and segmentation.

This book presents these new approaches and experimental evidence, shifting the focus from individual neural filters to the collective dynamics of large populations of neurons. It emphasizes how the dynamical aspects of motion processing can serve as a general framework for understanding broader brain dynamics.

Chapters in this book outline the latest developments in biological motion processing and offer a deep dive into the role of collective neural behavior in motion perception. These insights are essential for anyone interested in the neural underpinnings of how we process and respond to motion in our environment.