Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, MLSC 609

Eye and Brain, Mind and World

Tuesdays, 6:15 ‐ 9:30 p.m., Sept. 4 – Nov 13, 2007

Rayzor Hall 205, Rice University

 

James R. Pomerantz
www.ruf.rice.edu/~pomeran/

An advanced graduate seminar in the psychology of vision covering
 the neural, psychophysical, and phenomenological approaches to visual perception.

Text: Stephen E. Palmer, Vision Science:
   Photons to Phenomenology.  MIT Press, 1999

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Grades for the short paper, long paper, and final exam are here:
Your exams and papers will be returned to you by the Glasscock School staff.
Thanks for your patience, thanks for being such a great class, and have a wonderful holiday!
     Jim Pomerantz, December 31, 2007

Revised schedule: Final exam on Nov. 6
                              Presentations on special Monday Nov. 12 class (our final class)
                                ...
same time, same place, 10 minutes + 3 minutes Q&A each
                              No class on Tuesday Nov. 13
                              Papers due Nov. 19
email delivery is fine

Syllabus: here

Major paper topic suggestions:

Lecture notes:

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3, 4, Mach Band Retinal Simulation

Week 5,6

Week 7

Week 8, Ppt

Week 9, Ppt

Week 10, Ppt

Useful link: Psychology 351 website

Good illusion sites:

Michael Bach's illusion site (one of my two personal favorites)

Akiyoshi Kitaoka's illusion site (my other personal favorite)