PSYC1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Oval Window, Aerial Perspective, Yello

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC1002
• Professor: Caleb Owens

Document Summary

The ear: second role relates to sense of balance, 3 parts: outer, middle and inner. The vestibular system inner ear: assists in control of gaze and posture, contains sensory structures with receptor cells that detect gravitational forces. Sound localisation how do people tell where sound is coming from: three main sources of info; interaural intensity differences, interaural time differences, spectral information. Interaural intensity created by sound shadow only works for low frequencies. Interaural time difference created differences in path length soundwave coming from the side will hit the nearer ear first, producing a time lag between the two ears. Vision: three stages of vision: form an image, transduce light energy into electrical impulses, transmit this info to the brain for interpretation. Lateral geniculate nucleus: lgn: performs further integration of information from the eye concerning colour, form and motion, projects visual information to primary visual cortex.