Handbook of Image and Video Processing

"The nature of things, hidden in darkness, is revealed only by analogizing. This is achieved in such a way that by means of simpler machines, more easily accessible to the senses, we lay bare the more intricate." Marcello Malpighi, 1675
The author of a short chapter on computational models of human vision is faced with an embarras de richesse. One wishes to make a choice between breadth and depth, but even this is virtually impossible within a reasonable space constraint. It is hoped that this chapter will serve as a brief overview for engineers...