3-3-0

Based on a rich array of perceptual demonstrations, this course provides a comprehensive overview of how our senses, mostly vision and audition, allow us to know and understand the world. Topics include physiology of the sensory systems, perceiving objects and faces, color, depth and motion perception, visual illusions, music perception, perceptual illusions and perceptual impairments.

Prerequisite: PBI288b or permission of the instructor

Professor Bacon