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MIT 9.35 Perception, Spring 2024

23 lectures, 25 hr 26 min in all

Instructor: Josh McDermott View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/9-35-perception-spring-2024 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62-9RweyYBIpkqfo5dfcuS8 This course studies how the senses work and how physical stimuli are transformed into signals in the nervous system. It examines how the brain uses those signals to make inferences about the world and uses illusions and demonstrations to gain insight into those inferences, emphasizing audition and vision, with some discussion of touch, taste, and smell. Experience with psychophysical methods is provided. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu Support OCW at http://ow.ly/a1If50zVRl We encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at https://ocw.mit.edu/comments.