This book documents the present state of understanding about primate
color vision in nineteen review articles written by thirty-three
leading international experts. The articles range from genes--the
molecular genetics of the human cone photopigment genes--to
perception--the color processing of complex scenes. The volume includes
detailed overviews of such basic topics as cone spectral sensitivity
and color processing in the retina and cortex. Introductions to
important and innovative technologies such as molecular genetics,
anatomical staining, visual psychophysics, intracellular/extracellular
physiological recordings and functional magnetic resonance imaging are
also provided.
Part I: Photoreceptors
2. Andrew Stockman and Lindsay T. Sharpe: Cone spectral
sensitivities and color matching
3. Trevor Lamb: Photopigments and the biophysics of transduction in
cone photoreceptors
4. Julie L. Schnapf and David M. Schneeweis: Electrophysiology of
cone photoreceptors in the primate retina
5. David R. Williams and Austin Roorda: The trichromatic cone mosaic
in the human eye
6. Jan Kremers, Luiz Carlos L. Silveira, Elizabeth S. Yamada, and Barry
B. Lee: The ecology and evolution of primate color vision
Part II: Retinal Circuitry
7. Heinz Wässle: Parallel pathways from the outer to the inner
retina in primates
8. David J. Calkins: Synaptic organization of cone pathways in the
primate retina
9. Dennis M. Dacey and Barry B. Lee: Functional architecture of cone
signal pathways in the primate retina
10. Barry B. Lee: Receptor inputs to primate ganglion cells
Part III: Cortical Processing
11. Robert M. Shapley and Michael J. Hawken: Parallel
retino-cortical channels and luminance
12. Peter Lennie: Color coding in the cortex
13. Daniel C. Kiper, Jonathan B. Levitt, and Karl R. Gegenfurtner: Chromatic
signals in extrastriate areas V2 and V3
14. Brian A. Wandell, Heidi A. Baseler, Allen B. Poirson, Geoffrey M.
Boynton, and Stephen A. Engel: Computational neuroimaging: color
tuning in two human cortical areas measured using fMRI
15. Michael J. Hawken and Karl R. Gegenfurtner: Interactions between
color and motion in the primate visual system
Part IV: Perception
16. John Krauskopf: Higher order color mechanisms
17. Qasim Zaidi: Color and brightness induction: from Mach bands to
three-dimensional configurations
18. Rhea T. Eskew Jr., James S. McLellan, and Franco Giulianini: Chromatic
detection and discrimination
19. Michael D'Zmura and Benjamin Singer: Contrast gain control
20. Laurence T. Maloney: Physics-based approaches to modeling
surface color perception