Additional
readings will be assigned during the semester
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Lec. No. |
Date |
Day |
Topic |
Reading |
Events |
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1 |
1/17 |
Thur |
Intro / Syllabus / Demos |
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2 |
1/22 |
Tu |
Studying perception |
Ch 1 |
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3 |
1/24 |
Thur |
Physiology: Neurons and action potentials |
Ch 2 |
|
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4 |
1/29 |
Tu |
Physiology: Light and the eye |
Ch 2 |
|
|
5 |
1/31 |
Thur |
Early visual processing |
Ch 3 |
|
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6 |
2/5 |
Tu |
Receptive fields |
Ch 3 |
|
|
7 |
2/7 |
Thur |
Modularity |
Ch 4 |
|
|
8 |
2/12 |
Tu |
Animal Eyes |
|
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|
9 |
2/14 |
Thur |
|
|
1st Midterm (Lec 1-8) |
|
10 |
2/19 |
Tu |
Color: Stimulus and early vision |
Ch 7 |
|
|
11 |
2/21 |
Thur |
Color: Constancy and cortical processing |
Ch 7 |
|
|
12 |
2/26 |
Tu |
Objects |
Ch 5 |
|
|
13 |
2/28 |
Thur |
Visual Attention |
Ch 6 |
|
|
14 |
3/4 |
Tu |
Depth and Size |
Ch 8 |
|
|
15 |
3/6 |
Thur |
Movement |
Ch 9 |
|
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Spring Break |
3/11 |
Tu |
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Spring Break |
3/13 |
Th |
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|
16 |
3/18 |
Tu |
Movement |
Ch 9 |
|
|
17 |
3/20 |
Thur |
Perception and Action |
Ch 10 |
|
|
18 |
3/25 |
Tu |
|
|
2nd Midterm (Lec 9-17) |
|
20 |
4/1 |
Tue |
Signal Detection Theory |
Appendix 1 |
|
|
21 |
4/3 |
Thur |
Auditory system |
Ch 11 |
|
|
22 |
4/8 |
Tue |
Sound Localization |
Ch 12 |
|
|
23 |
4/10 |
Thur |
Speech Perception |
Ch 13 |
|
|
24 |
4/15 |
Tue |
Cutaneous senses (touch / pain) |
Ch 14 |
|
|
25 |
4/17 |
Thur |
finish touch / pain |
Ch 14 |
|
|
26 |
4/22 |
Tue |
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3rd Midterm (Ch 10-14, Appendix 1) |
|
28 |
4/24 |
Thur |
Chemical Senses |
Ch 15 |
|
|
29 |
4/29 |
Tue |
Perceptual Development |
Ch 16 |
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Final exam |
5/13 |
Tue |
9-11 am |
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Final exam |