Vision is one of the main ways for us to gather information about the world around us and about ourselves. Thus, studying vision naturally leads to new hypotheses on how cognition works. This way, our course on visual perception will also provide you with knowledge on cerebral mechanisms of vision, sensory systems and, in general, on how the mind and consciousness work.
Visual Perception and Visual Illusions
Saint Petersburg State UniversityAbout this Course
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Flexible deadlines
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Approx. 15 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
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Saint Petersburg State University
Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет (СПбГУ) — старейший вуз России, основанный в 1724 году. Университет сегодня — научный, образовательный и культурный центр мирового значения, неизменно входящий во все международные рейтинги вузов. В номинации взаимодействие с работодателями QS Graduate Employability 2018 СПбГУ занимает 20 место среди 400 ведущих вузов мира и является лучшим в России.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Module 1. Introduction
In this module you will learn about different theories of perception and classifications of illusions.
2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 75 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Presentations for Module 1
1 practice exercise
Graded test30m
2 hours to complete
Module 2. Physiology of Visual Perception
In Module 2 you will learn about the physiological and neurological basis of visual perception.
2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 58 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Presentation for Module 220m
1 practice exercise
Graded test for Module 230m
2 hours to complete
Module 3. Lightness and contrast
In Module 3 we will discuss physics of light, lightenss (brightness) perception and illusions of lightness.
2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 33 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Presentation for Module 330m
1 practice exercise
Graded test for module 330m
2 hours to complete
Colour Peception
In Module 4 you will learn how colour perception works and see some examples of fascinating colour illusions.
2 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 36 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Presentation for Module 430m
1 practice exercise
Graded test for module 430m
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