PSY280H1 Lecture 1: Psy280 - Introduction of Sensation and Perception

PSY280H1 Lecture 1: Introduction and First Steps in Vision

Psy280 lecture 1 introduction and first steps in vision introduction. Our perception of reality is actually a two-step process that begins with energy 

PSY280H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Vitreous Body, Aqueous Humour, Anterior Chamber Of Eyeball

Psy280 lecture 2 retinal information processing and spatial vision. The first step in vision is some sort of physiological mechanism that can capture t

Physics that see light: waves internal motion of a medium, in which the displace portion returns to equilibrium, propagates temporally as well as spaci

PSY280H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Retinal Ganglion Cell, Anisometropia, Spatial Frequency

Part #1 continuing from the last lecture . Selective adaptation: the psychologist"s electrode: tilt aftereffect, selective adaptation evidence that hum

PSY280H1 Lecture 4: Lecture 4 - colors.

A bit on agnosia (object blindness) and prosopagnosia (face blindness: lesion in neuropsychology. : to destroy a section of the brain. Development of o

PSY280H1 Lecture 5: Lecture 5

PSY280H1 Lecture 6: lecture 7 - attention

What is attention: attention a large set of selective processes in the brain that can. Make us more (or less) sensitive to stimulation. Exist in every 

PSY280H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Sigmund Exner, Comparator, Rapid Eye Movement Sleep

Computation of visual motion: motion is a change in position over time. We have receptors to detect motion. (eg. v1 cells that"s motion dependent. ) A 

PSY280H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sine Wave, Tuning Fork, Sound Energy

What is sound: sound are created when objects vibrate. The waves can travel very far, not individual movements that travels very far, it travels within

PSY280H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Interaural Time Difference, Sound Localization, Sound Intensity

All auditory signals get summed in the ear canal. Interaural time difference (itd) the difference in time between a sound arriving at one ear vs. the o

PSY280H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Otolith, Vestibular System, Linear Motion

Lecture 11 vestibular system continued &amp; touch. Linear motion and tilt: otolith organs sense linear acceleration and gravity. 2 in each ear: utricl

PSY280H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Anterior Nuclei Of Thalamus, Olfactory Epithelium, Olfactory Bulb

Cribriform plate a bony structure riddled with tiny hole that separates the nose from the brain: axons from osns pass through the tiny holes to enter t

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An introduction to the physiological and psychological basis of perception across the different sensory modalities in humans and lower animals, with an emphasis on vision. Exploring visual perception such as shape and objects, scenes, colour, space, and motion as well as auditory perception of simple and complex sounds, and location. Further topics may include touch, including perception of temperature, pain and body posture, the chemical senses, and cross-modal influences of the senses on one another. In-class demonstrations may supplement the lectures.

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