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Psychology347(13335):PERCEPTION

BillGriesar,Ph.D.,Instructor;griesar@pdx.edu

JeffLeake,M.F.A.,Instructor;jleake@pdx.edu

KatieHashimoto,TeachingAssistant;kyh@pdx.edu

KatieWerth,TeachingAssistant;kwerth@pdx.edu

LianaBernard,GraduateTeachingAssistant;bernard5@pdx.edu

TEXTBOOK(recommended):Sensation&Perception,2ndEdition,Wolfeetal.

Notextisrequired.Welistanoldedition,becausethematerialissimilar,anditcostsalot

less.Newereditionsarealsoacceptable;readchaptersthatcorrespondtothetopics.

***PLEASEREADTHROUGHALLUPDATEDMATERIALONOURd2lwebsite…

ADDITIONALBOOK(highlyrecommended):Hallucinations,byOliverSacks

ARTSUPPLIES(required):Sketchbook(standard11”x14”drawing,80pound

weightpaper,withatleast24sheets),coloredpencils(basicset,12assortedcolors),

Assortedgraphitesticks,Pinkpearleraser,onepoundblockofairdryclay(e.g.,fromDas),

Assortedpipecleaners.Seed2lcoursewebsiteformoredetailsonwhatyou’llneed.

Pleaseusetheseemailaddresses,NOTd2l

OFFICEHOURS:Mondays,11:30am–12:30pm(Bill);Cramer309Wednesdays,11:30am–12:30pm(Jeff);Cramer367

FALLTERM2019:September 30 – December 13, 2019

ClassmeetsinCramerHall,Room401,MWF,10:15–11:20am

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NOTE:Youwillneed$2.50toparticipateinthePortlandArtMuseumtour,and$2.50fora

tabletthatwilltemporarilymesswithyourtastebuds!(DUEFRIDAY,October4!)

GOALOFTHECOURSE:Perceptioninvolvestherouting,identification,andinterpretationof

energyandinformationinourenvironment,bothexternalandinternal.Typically,itbegins

withdetectionofstimulibysensoryneurons,andtherelayofthisinformationtospecific

neuralnetworksinthebrain.

Inthisclasswewillinvestigatethemechanismsthatunderliesensorydetectionofspecific

categoriesofstimuli(e.g.,invisual,auditory,olfactory,gustatory,somatosensory(including

touch,proprioception,nociception),andvestibularrealms)andtheCNSnetworksinvolved

inperceptualdiscrimination,interpretation,andcomplexcognitiveresponses.We’llalso

lookathowthesecritical,adaptivenetworksdevelop,andhowtheyareinfluenced

bydrugsand,ultimately,decay…

We’llalsoexplorehowartistshaveapproached,understoodandintegratedaspectsof

sensorydetectionandperceptionintooftenextraordinaryworksthatcompel,move,inspire,

andaffectourunderstandingofourselvesandourworld.We’llvisitthePortlandArtMuseum

toviewartwithaneyetowardstheneuralmechanismsinvolvedinperception,andwe’ll

createobjectsdesignedtohelpreflectonandunderstandtheconceptswe’lldiscuss…

GRADES:Gradesarebasedonapointscale:90pointsandabove=A;80–89points=B;

70–79points=C;60–69points=D;59pointsorbelow=F.AnAorBisABOVEAVERAGE,

aCisAVERAGE,andaDisBELOWAVERAGE.Youcanearnpoints(amaximumof105,

whichincludes5pointsofextracredit)inthefollowingways…

****DEADLINESAREIMPORTANT:LATEWORKRECEIVESHALFCREDIT.****

QUIZZES(60points)YourtopTHREEquizscorescounttowardsyourfinalgradeQuizOne:Psychophysics,neurons,andsynapses(20points)QuizTwo:Gustation,olfaction,andsomatosensation(20points)QuizThree:Visualsystem(20points)QuizFour:Auditoryandvestibularsystems(20points)

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ARTPROJECTS(35points)YourtopTWOartprojectscores(fromProjects3–5)counttowardsyourfinalgrade.**SUBMITALLPROJECTSTOJEFFINCLASS;LATESUBMISSIONSEARNHALFCREDITArtProject1:Neuronmodelbuilding(5points)REQUIREDArtProject2:Neuronmetaphordrawing(7.5points)REQUIREDArtProject3:Blindtouchsculpture(5points)ArtProject4:Mirrordrawing(5points)ArtProject5:Blurreddrawing(5points)ArtProject6:Sensoryneuronmodel(7.5points)REQUIREDFINALARTPROJECT(10points)

FinalArtProject:Finalposterwithgestaltcollage(10points)

Thefinalposterconsistsoftwoparts.PartOne:preparefourcollagesordrawingsthatare

examplesofgestaltgroupingprinciplesfollowedbyawrittenexplanationofhowthose

principlesareworking.PartTwo:prepareaformalanalysisofawellknownworkofart,

identifyingtheprinciplesyouchoseforyourcollagesordrawingswithintheimageand

clearlystatingwhereandhowthoseareoperatingwithinthatworkofart.Thegestalt

collages,famousartwork,andwrittendescriptionsforbothwillbefixedtoan18"x24"

(minimumsize)posterandpresentedinclassduringthetimeslotforourfinalexam.

ACADEMICHONESTY:Anyevidenceofcheatingorplagiarismwillleadtoserious

academicconsequences,includingpossiblefailureofthecourseand/ordismissalfromschool.

PlagiarismisalsoaviolationofthePSUCodeofStudentConduct.Formoreinformationsee:

http://www.pdx.edu/dos/psu-student-code-conduct

STUDENTSWITHDISABILITIES:Ifyouareastudentwithadocumenteddisability

andregisteredwiththeDisabilityResourceCenter(DRC),pleasecontacttheinstructor

immediatelytofacilitatearrangingacademicaccommodations.Ifyouhaveadisabilityandhave

notyetregisteredwiththeDRC,pleasecontacttheDRCimmediately.

NOTE:Incompletesarerarelygiven,andarebasedoncriteriadescribedin

theuniversitycatalog.Incompletesarenotappropriatewhenlessthan¾’softhecourse

workhasbeenscored.Noincompletewillbeassignedwithoutawrittenformal

agreementandtimelinerelatedtocoursecompletion.

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EXCUSES: Life has ups and downs, and everyone struggles sometimes with family, work, and other personal concerns and commitments. However, unless there is a serious, unexpected, sudden, documented and significant emergency, please do not petition for special treatment regarding deadlines for projects, quizzes, or exams. We are required to treat all students fairly, and that means each of you must think ahead and plan for when assignments are due. Everyone is subject to the same course expectations…

THECLASSES

WEEKONE(9/30–10/4)**MONEY:ArtMuseumTour($2.50)&tastetablet($2.50)dueFriday,10/4!INTRODUCTIONS:syllabus,basicconcepts,historyofperception,philosophicalconsiderations,psychophysics,measuringthethreshold,signaldetectiontheory,neuroesthetics.Whatisreal?Howdoweknowwhat’soutthere(orinhere:)?READ(optional):Text,Chapter1(Introduction)

WEEKTWO(10/7–10/11)SENSORYDETECTION:Neuronscarryinformation-richelectricalmessages,andcommunicatewitheachotherbyreleasingchemicalmessengers(neurotransmitters).Whatsortofsensorydetectionmachinerydoyouhave?Howisdetectedinformationtransferredtoneuralnetworksforfurtherprocessingandresponse?READ(optional):Text,Chapter1(Introduction)

WEEKTHREE(10/14–10/18)**QUIZONEFRIDAY:History,psychophysics,neuronsandsynapsesNEUROESTHETICS*ARTPROJECT1Monday:Neuronmodel(bringpipecleaners)*ARTPROJECT2Wednesday:Neuronmetaphor(bringdrawingsupplies)

WEEKFOUR(10/21–10/25)*ARTPROJECT1DUEWEDNESDAY(LATE=halfcredit)CHEMICALSENSES(GustationandOlfaction);tasteandsmellversusflavor;differenceswithothersenses(ipsilateralprojectionandlimbic/paralimbictargets);tastereceptorcells,tastebudsandpapillae;basictastes;labeledlinevs.patterncoding;afewreceptormechanisms;gustatorypathways;flavorissomuchmorethantaste;olfactoryneurons,glomeruli,bulb,andCNSprojectiontargets;vomeronasalorganandtheFlehmenresponseREAD(optional):Text,Chapters13(Olfaction),14(Taste)

WEEKFIVE(10/28–11/1)*ARTPROJECT2DUEWEDNESDAY(LATE=halfcredit)

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*Miracleberrydemonstration(bringextrafood!)MONDAY*ARTPROJECT3Friday:Blindtouchsculpture(bringclay);Gestaltlecture1SOMATOSENSATION;Mechanicalsenses(touch,proprioception)vs.protectivesenses(temperature,pain,itch,deepsensualtouch);mechanoreceptorphysiologyandmechanisms(e.g.,Meissner’s,Pacinian,Ruffini’scorpuscles,Merkel’sreceptors,musclespindlereceptors,Golgitendonorgans);Dorsalcolumnsystem/trigeminalnerveforCNSdeliveryofmechanoreception;Anterolateralsystemfordetection,deliveryandmappingofemotionallysalientstimuli;relevantreceptors,andreceptormechanisms(nociceptors,thermoreceptors,itch-sensitiveneurons,deeptouchreceptors),pathways(spinothalamic,spinoreticular,spinomesencephalic);involvementofhypothalamicdetection/response,andCNScorticalnetworksforsomatosensoryintegration(S1,S2,insula,anteriorcingulate);READ(optional):Text,Chapter12(Touch)

WEEKSIX(11/4–11/8)**QUIZTWOFRIDAY:Gustation,olfaction,somatosensation*ARTPROJECT3DUEWEDNESDAY(LATE=halfcredit)*ARTPROJECT4Friday:Mirrordrawing(bringmirrordrawingsheet/d2l)INTRODUCTIONTOTHEVISUALSYSTEM;Natureofthestimulus(narrowrangeofelectromagneticenergy),anatomyoftheeye(cornea,pupil,iris,lens,retina);presbyopia,myopia;retinalnetworkphysiology(photoreceptors,bipolarcells,ganglioncells,horizontalandamacrinecells);rodsvs.cones(S,M,L),Isiharatesting,intrinsicallyphotosensitiveganglioncellsandcircadiancycles;sensitivityvs.acuity,center/surroundreceptivefields,parvocellularvs.magnocellularpathways;centralvisualtargets(LGNtoV1,superiorcolliculi,hypothalamus,pre-tectalregion);visualhemifields,nervesvs.tractsREAD(optional):Text,Chapter2(TheFirstStepsinVision:SeeingStars);Chapters3(SpatialVision);4(PerceivingandRecognizingObjects)

WEEKSEVEN(11/11–11/15)*NOCLASSMonday:HappyVeteran’sDay!*ARTPROJECT4DUEWEDNESDAY(LATE=halfcredit)*ARTPROJECT5Friday:Blurreddrawing(drawingpad,graphitestick,eraser)*Gestaltlecture1onFridayMoreonthevisualsystem;Optimalstimuliandreceptivefields;columnarorganizationoftheneocortex;functionalorganizationofV1(orientationspecificity);Ppathwaysandobjectrecognitioninventraltemporallobe,visualagnosia,propopagnosia;Mpathwaysandspatialmappinginparietalcolumns;neuralnetworkcontributionstothefigure/groundillusion

WEEKEIGHT(11/18–11/22)**QUIZTHREEFRIDAY:Visualsystem*MUSEUMTOURWEDNESDAY(pleasemeetatthePortlandArtMuseum)*Gestaltlecture2onMonday

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THEAUDITORYSYSTEM;Physicalfeaturesofstimulus(frequency,amplitude,complexity)vs.perceptualexperiencesofsound(pitch,loudness,timbre);earanatomy(outer,middle,inner;pinna,tympanicmembrane,ossicles,ovalwindow,cochlea);structureandfunction(e.g.,pinnasizevs.frequency/amplitudedetection);acousticreflex;physiologyofcochlea;inner/outerhaircells;mechanismofstimulustransduction;frequencycoding(tonotopy)READ(optional):Text,Chapter9(Hearing:PhysiologyandPsychoacoustics)

WEEKNINE(11/25–11/29)*NOCLASSFRIDAY:HappyThanksgiving!*ARTPROJECT5DUEWEDNESDAY(LATE=halfcredit)Moreontheauditorysystem;andVESTIBULARSYSTEM;Physicalcodingoffrequency,amplitudeandcomplexityinthecochlea;centralpathwaysforaudition;soundlocalization;physiologyofvestibularorgans(semicircularcanals,otolithorgans);vestibulo-ocularreflex;detectionmechanismsforthreevestibular“modalities”(angularmotion/accelerationandsemicircularcanals,gravity/tiltandlinearaccelerationandtheotolithorgans);anatomyofvestibularorgans(canals,vestibules,ampullae,cristae,haircells;utricle/sacculeandmacula,otolithicmembrane,otoconia);CNSpathwaysforvestibularperceptionREAD(optional):Text,Chapter10(Hearingintheenvironment)

WEEKTEN(12/2–12/6)**QUIZFOURFRIDAY:AuditoryandvestibularsystemsHALLUCINATIONS:Drugeffects,andothersourcesofperceptualdistortionCharlesBonnetSyndrome;MusicalEarSyndrome,sensorydeprivationexperiments…READ(highlyrecommended):OliverSack’s“Hallucinations”FINALPROJECTONWEDNESDAY,DECEMBER11th,10:15am–12:05pm(Pleasenote:Thefinalprojectwillnotbemovedforanyreason)*ARTPROJECT6DUE**SAMEWEDNESDAY(12/11)**A REMINDER: Life has ups and downs, and everyone struggles sometimes with family, work, and other personal concerns and commitments. However, unless there is a serious, unexpected, sudden, documented, significant emergency, please do not petition for special treatment regarding deadlines for projects, quizzes, or exams. Once again, we are required to treat all students fairly, and consistently, and that means each one of you must think ahead and plan for when assignments are due. Everyone is subject to the same course expectations. Note that sometimes, for a myriad of reasons, life intervenes to create ongoing difficulties with class attendance, and meeting academic requirements. In these cases, it's often best to withdraw from the course, and perhaps re-enroll at a less stressful time...

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