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Sensory Systems

Prof. Peter H. Schiller and Prof. M. Christian Brown · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

This course examines the neural bases of sensory perception. The focus is on physiological and anatomical studies of the mammalian nervous system as well as behavioral studies of animals and humans. Topics include visual pattern, color and depth perception, auditory responses and sound localization, and somatosensory perception.

Lectures

Lecture Videos

  1. Lec 1: Introduction, the visual system 1 h 15 min · Video
  2. Lec 2: Basic layout of the visual system and the retina 1 h 22 min · Video
  3. Lec 3: The laternal geniculate nucleus and the visual cortex 1 h 25 min · Video
  4. Lec 4: The ON and OFF channels 1 h 8 min · Video
  5. Lec 5: The Midget and Parasol systems 1 h 8 min · Video
  6. Lec 6: Adaptation and color 1 h 14 min · Video
  7. Lec 7: Depth perception 1 h 9 min · Video
  8. Lec 8: Form perception 1 h 13 min · Video
  9. Lec 9: Illusions and visual prosthesis 1 h 21 min · Video
  10. Lec 10: The neural control of visually guided eye movements 1 1 h 13 min · Video
  11. Lec 11: The neural control of visually guided eye movements 2 1 h 16 min · Video
  12. Lec 12: Motion perception and pursuit eye movements 1 h 17 min · Video
  13. Lec 13: Review: The visual and oculomotor systems 1 h 19 min · Video
  14. Lec 14: Sound: External, middle and inner ears 1 h 25 min · Video
  15. Lec 15: Hair cells 1 h 26 min · Video
  16. Lec 16: Auditory nerve; psychophysics of frequency resolution 1 h 27 min · Video
  17. Lec 17: Cochlear nucleus: Tonotopy, unit types and cell types 1 h 24 min · Video
  18. Lec 18: Hearing loss; demo by Sheila Xu, cochlear implant user 1 h 23 min · Video
  19. Lec 19: Descending systems and reflexes 1 h 23 min · Video
  20. Lec 20: Sound localization 1: Psychophysics and neural circuits 1 h 18 min · Video
  21. Lec 21: Sound localization 2: Superior olivary complex and IC 1 h 22 min · Video
  22. Lec 22: Auditory cortex 1: Physiology and sound localization 1 h 24 min · Video
  23. Lec 23: Auditory cortex 2: Language; bats and echolocation 1 h 26 min · Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Taught by
Prof. Peter H. Schiller, Prof. M. Christian Brown
Term
Fall 2013
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Prof. Peter H. Schiller, Prof. M. Christian Brown. Sensory Systems. Fall 2013. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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