OPT-7600 Vision Science and Perception 1 with Laboratory
The purpose of Vision Science and Perception I (VS & P I) is to guide student study of the functional aspects of the visual, vestibular and auditory systems and to introduce methods and techniques of research in visual physiology and general psychophysics. VS & P 1 includes introductory concepts of monocular visual perception, its physiological basis and application to clinical practice. Concepts will be applied to understanding dark and light adaptation and increment thresholds. VS & P 1 serves as a foundation for continuation of these concepts on a more expanded basis in VS & P 2 through VS & P 4. Students will also study the basics of sensory perception in the modalities of auditory and vestibular sensitivity. Psychophysical measurements will be an important emphasis of this course and this begins with specification of the stimulus and techniques of eliciting data from human observers through the auditory and visual systems. Laboratory exercises will demonstrate how to clinically measure psychophysical functions and how dark adaptation is measured in a clinical setting.