Brain, Vol. 122, No. 10, 2000-2002,
October 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press
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VISION RESEARCH: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LABORATORY METHODS.
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Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
One thing that is remarkable about this book is that no one has tried to produce a similar one before. Vision research is essentially a multidisciplinary activity embracing many aspects of science and technology. In the past, seminal contributions have arisen from individuals who had a fortuitous combination of knowledge, or from cross discipline co-operation. There has long been a need therefore for a basic text, which should provide an introduction to this multifaceted subject. Carpenter and Robson have attempted to fulfil this need with the co-operation of a dozen established researchers in the field. What they have provided is inevitably not a complete solution. It is, nevertheless, a book, which, to the beginner, is an invaluable source of information and to the experienced researcher is a reliable reminder of
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