论文标题
视力作为能量驱动的过程
Vision as an Energy-Driven Process
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论文摘要
经常假定，视觉的基本目的是从光线中提取信息并在大脑中进行处理，以便获得有关环境对象的知识。将视觉视为信息驱动的过程对许多视力科学领域都是富有成效的。但是这种方法具有固有的局限性，可能不足以在最基本的层面上解释为什么以及如何看待。能量是所有生物系统（包括视力）的发展和运行中的主要推动者，以及生理光学和实验心理学的早期研究人员，将视觉视为能量驱动的过程。然而，到目前为止，几乎没有尝试以充满活力的方式分析视力的基础。本文是一种临时尝试，旨在勾勒出视力驱动过程的早期阶段的描述。因此，视觉是一种生物学工作的形式，其中神经生物学系统从环境中吸收和处理，以指导行为。提供了视觉进化和神经生物学的证据，以支持这种方法。我得出的结论是，将视觉视为能量驱动的过程可以有助于我们对其基本性质和运作的理解。
It is frequently assumed that the fundamental purpose of vision is to extract information from light and process it in the brain in order to gain knowledge about environmental objects. Treating vision as an information-driven process has been fruitful for many areas of vision science. But this approach has inherent limitations and may not be sufficient to explain at the most fundamental level why and how we see. Energy is a prime mover in the evolution and operation of all biological systems, including vision, and early researchers in physiological optics and experimental psychology regarded vision as an energy-driven process. Yet to date there has been little attempt to analyze the fundamentals of vision in energetic terms. This paper is a provisional attempt to sketch an account of the early stages of vision as an energy-driven process. On this account, vision is a form of biological work in which energy from the environment is absorbed and processed by neurobiological systems in order to guide behaviour. Evidence from the evolution and neurobiology of vision is presented in support of this approach. I conclude that treating vision as an energy-driven process can contribute to our understanding of its fundamental nature and operation.
