The volume opens by tracing visual science from the ancient Greeks to the early 20th century, highlighting the evolution of our understanding of perspective and stereoscopic vision.
Howard provides a comprehensive review of how depth perception matures from the embryonic stage to post-natal life. Perceiving in Depth Volume 1 Basic Mechanisms
Unlike simpler texts, this volume also provides deep dives into the motor controls of vision, such as accommodation (the eye's ability to focus) and vergence (the simultaneous movement of both eyes to maintain single binocular vision). Development and Neural Plasticity The volume opens by tracing visual science from
Howard details historical display systems like panoramas, peepshows, and the invention of the stereoscope, which first allowed humans to artificially simulate depth. and the invention of the stereoscope
Howard explores how the brain translates raw light signals into meaningful geometric representations of space.