PSYC 4030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Retina, Visual Cortex, Outline Of Object Recognition
1 May 2018
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PSYC 4030
Lecture 20
Scientific problem! That sense of integration comes
when these different areas fire at the same time, in
synchronization with each other.
Perception & Attention o What does it mean to
say the perceived world is “constructed”?
When we perceive our surroundings, it appears like we
are directly picking up this information from the world.
However, this perceived world is “constructed” by your
brain
• For example: The image on your retina is 2-dimensional,
yet you perceive 3-dimensions.
o What types of specialized mechanisms (feature
detectors, etc.) do we have for perceiving the
world?
In Frogs:
• Edge Detectors: Respond to border between light and
dark
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