Vision - from Eye to Cognition
Seminar: |
Vision - from Eye to Cognition |
Instructors: | M. Bach, S. Heinrich, J. Kornmeier, A. Aertsen |
Location: | Department of Ophthalmology, Augenklinik, Killianstr. 5, Room 2107 (Hauptgeschoß, one floor above street level |
Time: | Assignment of topics (preparatory meeting): 23.04.2007, 18:15h |
Presentations: | Weekend May 19 -20, 2007 |
Contact: | sven.heinrich@uni-freiburg.de |
This seminar is intended for advanced students ("Hauptstudium") in the natural sciences with a special interest in the function of the mammalian brain. Usually, we perceive the visual world as stable and unambiguous. This can only be achieved by by incorporating previously gained knowledge and adapting to both the current visual situation as well as the prevailing environmental conditions. Visual illusions illustrate some limits of this by probing the visual system beyond its design range.
The seminar will track the processing chain from the eye through the primary visual cortex up to cognition based on selected topics that illustrate basic principles of dynamics and stability. The main focus will be on the human visual system, but other species and theoretical models will be touched upon.
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