Auditory and Visual Perception

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Auditory and Visual Perception
Leerdoelen	At the end of the course, the student is able to: 1. Describe the anatomical structures supporting auditory and visual perception and explain their functions. 2. Explain the basic properties of sound and light. 3. Summarise and contrast the basic perceptual processes in hearing and vision. 4. Survey the most recent empirical work on sensory prostheses and auditory cognition.
Omschrijving	This module covers basic and advanced topics in perception. Besides an overview of the peripheral and central physiology of the main sensory systems, students will learn about the mechanisms that underlie simple and complex perceptual processes, such as pitch and loudness perception, speech understanding, object and scene perception, and visual attention.
Uren per week
Onderwijsvorm	Hoorcollege (LC), Opdracht (ASM), Practisch werk (PRC), Werkcollege (T) (Self Study (80hrs), LC (24hrs), T (6hrs), ASM (24hrs), PRC (6hrs); presence and participation during the presentation meetings is mandatory. Some flexibility for students whose schedules clash with these is available.)
Toetsvorm	Presentatie (P), Schriftelijk tentamen (WE) (WE (80%), P (20%); The overall weighted grade needs to be higher than 5.5)
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	Dr. A. Sarampalis
Docent(en)	Prof. Dr. E.G. Akyürek ,Dr. A. Sarampalis
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Main textbook: The Sense of Hearing (second edition). New York: Psychology Press. Plack, C.J. (2014) Additional reading: Selected book chapters and journal articles. Vision and brain: How we perceive the world. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Stone, J.V. (2012)
Entreevoorwaarden	The course unit assumes no prior knowledge in the area
Opmerkingen	Maximum capacity: 16 students BCN research master and PhD students will have priority.
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