Learners will be introduced to the problems that vision faces, using perception as a guide. The course will consider how what we see is generated by the visual system, what the central problem for vision is, and what visual perception indicates about how the brain works. The evidence will be drawn from neuroscience, psychology, the history of vision science and what philosophy has contributed. Although the discussions will be informed by visual system anatomy and physiology, the focus is on perception. We see the physical world in a strange way, and goal is to understand why.
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Visual Perception and the Brain
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100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible deadlines
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Approx. 14 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Russian, English, Spanish
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
4 hours to complete
Background
4 hours to complete
20 videos (Total 131 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
20 videos
Background: What We Actually See3m
The Strange Way We See the Physical World (part 1)8m
The Strange Way We See the Physical World (part 2)7m
The Inverse Problem7m
Summary of Topic One2m
Visual Stimuli4m
Making an Image5m
Summary of Topic Two1m
The Eye (part 1)10m
The Eye (part 2)4m
The Retina (part 1)7m
The Retina (Part 2)12m
The Primary Visual Pathway (part 1)10m
The Primary Visual Pathway (part 2)8m
The Visual Cortex (part 1)12m
The Visual Cortex (part 2)11m
The Concept of Receptive Fields4m
Summary of Topic Three2m
Summary of Module One1m
2 readings
About the Course10m
Grading Policy10m
2 practice exercises
Module1, Topic 130m
Module 1, Topics 2-330m
3 hours to complete
Seeing Lightness, Darkness and Color
3 hours to complete
17 videos (Total 116 min)
17 videos
Discrepancies between Luminance and Lightness12m
More Complex Examples as Counter Evidence8m
An Empirical Explanation Based on Accumulated Experience (part 1)7m
An Empirical Explanation Based on Accumulated Experience (part 2)9m
Summary of Topic One2m
Definitions2m
Light and Color8m
How the Retina Initiates Color Vision (part 1)9m
How the Retina Initiates Color Vision (part 2)7m
Why Do We Have Color Vision?3m
Describing Color Perception12m
The Strange Way We See Color10m
An Empirical Answer (part 1)7m
An Empirical Answer (part 2)4m
Topic Summary3m
Module Summary24s
2 practice exercises
Module 2, Topic 130m
Module 2, Topic 230m
3 hours to complete
Seeing Space
3 hours to complete
19 videos (Total 129 min)
19 videos
The Inverse Problem in Geometry3m
Seeing the Length of Lines5m
An Empirical Explanation of Apparent Line Length (part 1)9m
An Empirical Explanation of Apparent Line Length (part 2)5m
The Perception of Angles5m
An Empirical Explanation8m
Seeing Object Size6m
An Empirical Explanation10m
Topic Summary2m
Definitions1m
Seeing Distance with One Eye12m
Seeing Depth with Two Eyes (Stereopsis, part 1)7m
Seeing Depth with Two Eyes (Stereopsis, part 2)5m
Explaining Stereopsis8m
Random Dot Stereograms and the Correspondence Problem7m
Binocular Fusion (part 1)6m
Binocular Fusion (part 2)7m
Topic Summary1m
2 practice exercises
Module 3, Topic 130m
Module 3, Topic 230m
1 hour to complete
Seeing Motion
1 hour to complete
9 videos (Total 55 min)
9 videos
Phenomena that Need Explaining1m
Apparent Motion5m
Motion After Effects3m
The Inverse Problem for Motion3m
Perceived Speed: The Flash-Lag Effect7m
An Empirical Explanation of the Flash-Lag Effect9m
Perceived Direction: Aperture Effects8m
An Empirical Explanation12m
1 practice exercise
Module 430m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM VISUAL PERCEPTION AND THE BRAIN
by DBJun 11, 2020
This is a great course dealt meticulously. The carefully crafted audiovisual study material and quizzes together with very inspiring video lectures helped understand and learn with great enthusiasm.
by PCFeb 28, 2020
I am currently undertaking a PhD in visual inspection techniques for aircraft maintenance tasks and i found this course excellent. Dale is a wealth of knowledge and delivered an excellent course.
by CYSep 7, 2020
It is such a nice course. The lecturer is so inspiring and 'provocative'. The perception theory was explained in a very novel way.
by JBApr 3, 2017
Very interesting MOOC. The instructor is very knowledgeable in the area and uses interesting examples to explain the content.
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