Research Methods in Visual Cognition

3 credits · Undergraduate

Visual cognition is the study of how we extract meaning from our visual environment and use it to direct our behaviour. Emphasis is placed on object, face, and word recognition as revealed by normal behaviour, and by neuroimaging techniques and neuropsychological studies of brain-damaged individuals who have lost these recognition abilities. PREREQUISITES: PSYO 2000.03 or NESC 2007.03, PSYO 2501.03, and NESC 2130.03/PSYO 2130.03 or NESC 2150.03/PSYO 2150.03 CROSSLISTED: PSYO 3132.03 EXCLUSIONS: NESC 3130.03/PSYO 3130.06 FORMATS: Lecture | Lab