Visual Perception and the Brain
Explore how the brain processes visual information and solves perceptual challenges. Learn about the strange way we see the physical world.
Explore how the brain processes visual information and solves perceptual challenges. Learn about the strange way we see the physical world.
This course delves into the fascinating world of visual perception and how the brain processes visual information. Led by Duke University's Dale Purves, it explores the central problems vision faces and how the visual system generates what we see. Students will learn about the strange way we perceive the physical world, examining topics such as lightness, color, space, and motion perception. The course draws evidence from neuroscience, psychology, vision science history, and philosophy to explain how the brain works in relation to visual perception. While touching on visual system anatomy and physiology, the primary focus is on perception itself, aiming to understand why we see the world in such a unique way.
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What you'll learn
Understand the central problems that vision faces and how the brain solves them
Explain the anatomy and physiology of the visual system, from the eye to the visual cortex
Analyze how we perceive lightness, color, space, and motion, and why these perceptions often differ from physical reality
Evaluate different theories of vision, including feature detection, inference, and efficient coding
Apply knowledge of visual perception to real-world phenomena and optical illusions
Critically assess the relationship between visual stimuli and our perceptual experiences
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8.27 Hours PreRecorded video
9 assignments, 1 peer review
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course offers a comprehensive exploration of visual perception and its relationship to brain function. Students will delve into the complex processes that underlie how we see and interpret the physical world. The curriculum covers key topics such as the anatomy of the visual system, the perception of lightness and color, spatial perception, and motion perception. Throughout the course, learners will examine the central problems that vision faces, including the inverse problem and how the brain contends with ambiguous sensory information. The course draws on evidence from various fields, including neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, to provide a multifaceted understanding of visual perception. By the end of the course, students will have gained insights into the strange way we see the world and the underlying neural mechanisms that make this possible.
Background
Module 1 · 3 Hours to complete
Seeing Lightness, Darkness and Color
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Seeing Space
Module 3 · 3 Hours to complete
Seeing Motion
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
Summing Up
Module 5 · 3 Hours to complete
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Exploring the Mysteries of Perception: The Journey of Dr. Dale Purves in Neurobiology
Dale Purves holds the position of Geller Professor of Neurobiology at the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, along with additional appointments in the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences and the Department of Philosophy at Duke University. He earned his B.A. from Yale University in 1960 and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1964. Following further clinical training at Massachusetts General Hospital, serving as a Peace Corps physician, and completing postdoctoral training at Harvard and University College London, he joined the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in 1973. In 1990, he came to Duke as the founding chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Duke Medical Center and later served as Director of Duke's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience from 2003 to 2009. He also directed the Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders Program at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore from 2009 to 2013.
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