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Seeing: How the Brain Creates the Visual World
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)
  • Start Date: 11 Jul, 2022
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Gain insights into how we perceive sensory system input when it reaches our brains, and the factors affecting that process.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Explore how our visual system and human psychology influence our world view


Our visual system is complicated; using our eyes and brains to convert external information into internal feelings and enabling us to see and interpret the world.


On this four-week course from the National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), you’ll explore how our eyes and brains constitute the visual world for us and discover that seeing is not always believing.


Learn the basics of the human visual system


This course focuses on visual perception, and the first thing you’ll learn is how this sensory system works. You’ll look at how light rays are converted into neural signals, which are then sent to the brain.


You’ll also learn how depth, colour, and object perception occur once the visual system signals reach the brain, delving into the many factors (including age and gender) that influence what individuals ‘see’.


Investigate the relationship between sensory input and visual perception


Human psychology also has a huge impact on how sensory system signals are interpreted. You’ll get to unpack how what we feel, and the experiences we have had, influence what we perceive.


By looking at how psychologists interpret sensation and perception, you’ll see how interrelated they are and how they influence our attention and other mental processes.


Understand how your sensory perception impacts the way you experience the world


Finally, NCTU will guide you in applying the theory you’ve learnt to your own life. By the end of this course, you’ll have much greater insights into human psychology in general, and into your unique mind in particular.


This course is designed for anyone interested in human psychology, and understanding more about how the visual system works.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)

This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

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