1. Part 1

2. Part 1: Sensory Processing Vision Part 2: Other Sensory Systems

3. Sensation Vs. Perception

4. Psychophysics Absolute threshold Just Noticeable Difference (JND) –Weber’s Law ∆I/I

5. Transduction The process by which sense organs convert energy from the environmental events into neural activity Receptors: Photoreceptors Hair cells Taste receptor cells Cilia

6. The Visible Spectrum

9. The Eye Photoreceptor Cells: –Rods –Cones

10. Color Vision Wavelength 3 Types of Cones: –Blue (short) –Green (medium) –Red (long)

11. Theories of Color Vision Young-Helmholtz Trichromatic Theory Opponent Process Theory –Negative Afterimages

17. Defects in Color Vision Red/Green Color Blindness Blue/Yellow Color Blindness Cerebral Achromatopsia

19. Perception of Form Primitive Features Figure and Background (Ground) Gestalt Psychology and Perceptual Grouping

23. Perception of Form Law of Proximity:

24. Perception of Form Law of Similarity: X X X O O O X X X O O O X X X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

26. Perception of Form Law of Continuity:

27. Perception of Form Law of Closure:

30. Perception of Form Law of Pragnanz (Good Figure):

32. Types of Processing Top Down Processing Bottom Up Processing

34. Depth Perception Binocular Cues Monocular Cues

35. Binocular Cues Retinal Disparity Convergence

36. Monocular Cues Interposition Linear Perspective Relative Size Texture Gradient Relative Motion –Motion Parallax

43. Some Fun Visual Illusions