Neuroscience of sensation and perception

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Introduction, philosophy, psychology and neuroscience of perception
Define sensation,
Define perception,
Difference between sensation and ...
17  cards
Brains, neurons and neural coding
Review the neuronal structure in ...,
Describe the basic plan of the ve...,
What are the six divisions of the...
11  cards
The Speed of Thought
Helmholtz and the speed of thought,
Pathways in visual perception,
State the different recording ele...
8  cards
Electrophysiology 1. Spikes, graded potentials and synaptic integration
Describe the various techniques f...,
Describe the local eeg,
Extracellular lfp
15  cards
Electrophysiology 2. The basis of bioelectricity
Define ionic equilibrium potentials,
Explain transmembrane transporter...,
What is q charge
18  cards
Electrophysiology 3. The Hodgkin-Huxley model of the action potential
What is known by the 1950s,
Describe the cell membrane as an ...,
Rationale for voltage clamp
17  cards
From neurons to psychophysics
Sensory transduction converts phy...,
Explain how receptor potentials c...,
Further explain receptor potentials
18  cards
Demonstration of psychophysical methods in humans
Microneurography in humans,
Tactile sensations somatosensory ...,
Classes of tactile afferent
4  cards
Sensory transduction and sensory receptors
Name key receptor types,
Describe photoreceptors,
Response to light is very rapid
26  cards
The eye and retina
Describe the cross section throug...,
How do photoreceptors report chan...,
Synaptic mechanisms producing on ...
11  cards
The primary visual pathway and cortex
Describe visual processing in the...,
Why do dlgn receptive fields stro...,
What are the inputs to the lgn
27  cards
Measuring visual acuity
Explain visual angle and why in v...,
Explain why using in vision resea...,
What is 1 degree
24  cards
Primary visual cortex and beyond
Which retinogeniculate pathway wo...,
Magno and parvocellular response ...,
What is segregation of m and p pa...
24  cards
Overview of colour vision
Describe light as electromagnetic...,
What are photons,
What speed do photons travel at
38  cards
Mechanisms of colour vision
Describe trichromatic theory colo...,
List the unique hues and explain ...,
Trichromacy to opponent coding an...
15  cards
Evolution and genetics of colour vision
Colour appearance and wavelength ...,
Dorsal stream,
Ventral stream
20  cards
Visual Plasticity
Lazy eye is a,
Lgn input to,
Od column development
20  cards
Introduction to sound and hearing
Sound and vibration,
Perceptual dimension vs physical ...,
Psychophysics of sound
13  cards
Functional anatomy of the cochlea
Name labels of the spiral organ o...,
Describe tonotopic organisation o...,
Describe the cochlea
28  cards
Central auditory pathways
Describe sound,
Amplitude of mechanical oscillati...,
Frequency tuning in cochlea and a...
8  cards
Auditory cortex
Central auditory pathways,
Explain the coding of sound location,
Spatial localization of sound sou...
16  cards
Pitch perception
What is pitch,
What does pitch do for us,
State the types of sounds that ca...
18  cards
Visual object and face recognition
Explain milner and goodale s refo...,
Ventral stream,
Dorsal stream
10  cards
Auditory object and speech recognition
Object recognition,
Visual and auditory objects,
Cues for segmentation
6  cards
Plasticity in the auditory system
Distinguish the causes of hearing...,
Conductive hearing loss,
Sensorineural hearing loss
12  cards

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