Human sensation and perception system which is an essential knowledge to develop effective and friendly information processing, communications and display for human life is described in addition to explain quantification procedures of sense and these mechanisms.
Human centered information communication technologies using human information processing are also presented.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
(1) understand foundation of human sensory information processing, and the relationships between sensory information processing and information engineering systems.
(2) learn methodologies such as quantification procedures for sense.
Visual Information Processing, Human Information Processing, Sensation, Psychophysics
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Towards the end of class, students are given quizes related to the lecture given that day to solve. At the beginning of the next class, the solutions to exercise problems that were assigned during the previous class are reviewed. To prepare for class, students should read the course schedule section and check what topics will be covered. Required learning should be completed outside of the classroom for preparation and review purposes.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Guidance of the lecture, Introduction to Human sensory information processing | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 2 | Foundations of visual perception (Eye) | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 3 | Foundations of visual perception (Pattern recognition in the retina) | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 4 | Foundations of visual perception (Pattern recognition in the brain) | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 5 | Foundations of visual perception (Color vision) | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 6 | Foundations of vestibular and somatosensory systems | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 7 | Foundations of visual perception (Space perception) | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 8 | Visual attention | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 9 | Psychophysical measurement methods 1 | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 10 | Psychophysical measurement methods 2 | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 11 | Eye movements and pupil responses 1 | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 12 | Eye movements and pupil responses 2 | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 13 | Multimodal integration | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
Class 14 | Development and individual difference of perception | Reviewing key contents of the lecture and quizes. |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Materials used in class can be downloaded from OCW-i.
R.L. Gregory, Eye and Brain 5th edition, Oxford press, 1998
J.M. Wolfe et al., Sensation & Perception, 3rd edition, Sinauer Associates, 2012
Quiz at each course session: 60%, and exams at the end of course: 40%.
No prior conditions