{"product_id":"visual-psychophysics-zhong-lin-lu-9780262019453","title":"Visual Psychophysics: From Laboratory to Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive treatment of the skills and techniques needed for visual psychophysics, from basic tools to sophisticated data analysis. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eVision is one of the most active areas in biomedical research, and visual psychophysical techniques are a foundational methodology for this research enterprise. Visual psychophysics, which studies the relationship between the physical world and human behavior, is a classical field of study that has widespread applications in modern vision science. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this textbook provides a comprehensive treatment of visual psychophysics, teaching not only basic techniques but also sophisticated data analysis methodologies and theoretical approaches. It begins with practical information about setting up a vision lab and goes on to discuss the creation, manipulation, and display of visual images; timing and integration of displays with measurements of brain activities and other relevant techniques; experimental designs; estimation of behavioral functions; and examples of psychophysics in applied and clinical settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's treatment of experimental designs presents the most commonly used psychophysical paradigms, theory-driven psychophysical experiments, and the analysis of these procedures in a signal-detection theory framework. The book discusses the theoretical underpinnings of data analysis and scientific interpretation, presenting data analysis techniques that include model fitting, model comparison, and a general framework for optimized adaptive testing methods. It includes many sample programs in Matlab with functions from Psychtoolbox, a free toolbox for real-time experimental control. Once students and researchers have mastered the material in this book, they will have the skills to apply visual psychophysics to cutting-edge vision science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zhong-Lin Lu,Barbara Dosher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262019450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262019453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.30w x 1.30d","brand":"Zhong-Lin Lu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086452011263,"sku":"9780262019453","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_898fc7e7-feea-4fbb-9d5f-3ae60f9a6030.jpg?v=1769094754","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/visual-psychophysics-zhong-lin-lu-9780262019453","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}