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Psyc/Biol 240 - Psychology and Biology of Perception
Section 2 - Material from Lectures


. Outline of Topics Covered in Class Lectures
. Things to look at:
Classical Psychophysics handout from class, Page 1 - scanned image of handout
Classical Psychophysics handout from class, Page 2 - scanned image of handout
Signal Detection Theory Handout from class - scanned image of handout (CORRECTION: This handout contains an error. The terms labeled "Beta" and symbolized with the greek letter beta should instead be labeled "c", for "criterion". Beta is actually a different measurement of criterion that we won't be talking about in class. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
Diagram of Ganglion-Cell Receptive Field
Examples of Ganglion-Cell Response
Hermann Grid
Lightness Constancy
Simultaneous Contrast
Mach Bands

Links to other Web sites with specific information covered in this section of the course:
About PET and MRI Scans, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
More About fMRI from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Recent Developments in Brain Scanning, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Physical Factors Behind the Action Potential - A basic review of the physics and chemistry of action potentials, by Dr. John Krantz at Hanover College.
The Action Potential - A more advanced description of the action potential, by Dr. Peter Shizgal at Concordia University.
Lights, Camera, Action Potential!! - Another description of the action potential, by Dr. Eric Chudler at the University of Washington.
. Go to Review Terms for Exam 2.

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Updated August 15, 2004.