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PSYC 323 - Perception

4 credits. D.

This course begins with the anatomy of the sense organs and the physics of stimuli. Building from this foundation, we explore the information processing centers of the brain to understand how we organize conscious perceptions. Idiosyncrasies of this process produce illusions that show the constructed nature of our mental lives. We also explore cases of neural damage that give rise to surprising and informative deficits in perception.

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Frequency

D: Courses not offered on a regular schedule but at the discression of the department, on the basis of student interest and ability to arrange schedules of faculty