Visual Memory

by Luck, Steven J.; Hollingworth, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780195305487
• ISBN10: 0195305485
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Vision and memory are two of the most intensively studied topics in psychology and neuroscience. The present book concerns the interaction between vision and memory: How do we remember what we see? And how does our memory for the visual world influence subsequent perception and action? topicsin psychology and neuroscience, and the intersection etween them--visual memory--is emerging as a fertile ground for research. Certain memory systems appear to specialize in This book provides a state-of-the-art account of visual memory systems. Each chapter is written by an internationallyrenowned researcher, who has made seminal contributions to the topic. The chapters are comprehensive, providing both a broad overview of each topic and a summary of the latest research. They also present new perspectives that advance our theoretical understanding of visual memory and suggestdirections for future research. After an introductory overview by the editors, chapters address visual sensory memory (iconic memory), visual short-term memory, and the relationship between visual memory and eye movements. Visual long-term memory is then reviewed from several different perspectives,including memory for natural scenes, the relationship between visual memory and object recognition, and associative learning. The final chapters discuss the neural mechanisms of visual memory and neuropsychological deficits in visual memory. This book is a comprehensive guide to visual memoryresearch that will be a valuable resource for both students and professionals.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Visual Memory Systems	p. 3
Visual Sensory Memory	p. 9
Visual Short-term Memory	p. 43
Eye Movements and Scene Memory	p. 87
Visual Memory for Natural Scenes	p. 123
Visual Object Perception and Long-term Memory	p. 163
Associative Learning Mechanisms in Vision	p. 209
Neural Mechanisms of Visual Memory: A Neurocomputational Perspective	p. 247
The Retrieval and Manipulation of Visual Memories: Evidence from Neuropsychology	p. 291
Author Index	p. 321
Subject Index	p. 333
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