PSY-130: Perception - Vision

PSY 110A is the former number of PSY 130. Students who have completed PSY110A with a C- or below may take PSY 130 as a legal repeat.

Prerequisites: Open to Psychological & Brain Sciences, Biopsychology, and Interdisciplinary Studies majors only.

We take our ability to see for granted. It is for the most part automatic and effortless and thus might seem relatively simple. But behind the scenes our brains dedicate over a 1/4 of their machinery to analyze and interpret the light falling on our eyes. How does the brain do it?

In this course we will learn how the brain gives rise to our visual experience from seeing depth, color, and motion, to recognizing faces and objects. Importantly, the course illustrates an approach to study psychology and the brain combining behavioral research, neurophysiology and computational theory.