With the original release of vision and art in 2002 harvard professor margaret livingstone successfully bridged the gap between science and art exploring how great painters fool the brain why mona lisas smile seems so mysterious or monets poppy field appears to sway in the revised and expanded edition livingstone presents two new chapters of her latest observations has substantially expanded other chapters and updates the rest of the existing text with new insights gleaned from . From the function that vision serves for an active observer to the history of visual perception itself the third edition has been extensively revised updated and expanded while still preserving the essential features of historical context neurophysiology and independent thought that made the earlier editions so engaging covering the perception of location motion object recognition and . Read online vision and art updated and expanded edition and download vision and art updated and expanded edition book full in pdf formats. Vision and art updated and expanded edition release on 2014 03 25 by margaret s livingstone a harvard neurobiologist explains how vision works citing the scientific origins of artistic genius and providing coverage of such topics as optical illusions and the correlation between learning disabilities and artistic skill. Vision and art updated and expanded edition