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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Learner Career Outcomes
50%
started a new career after completing these courses
29%
got a tangible career benefit from this course
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Approx. 14 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Russian, English, Spanish
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Duke University
Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.
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
3 hours to complete
Seeing Lightness, Darkness and Color
3 hours to complete
17 videos (Total 116 min)
3 hours to complete
Seeing Space
3 hours to complete
19 videos (Total 129 min)
1 hour to complete
Seeing Motion
1 hour to complete
9 videos (Total 55 min)
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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