9.04 Sensory Systems (Fall 2013, MIT OCW): Lecture 04

9.04 Sensory Systems

9.04 Sensory Systems (Fall 2013, MIT OCW). Instructors: Professor Peter H. Schiller and Professor M. Christian Brown. This course examines the neural bases of sensory perception. The focus is on physiological and anatomical studies of the mammalian nervous system as well as behavioral studies of animals and humans. Topics include visual pattern, color and depth perception, auditory responses and sound localization, and somatosensory perception. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Lecture 04 - The ON and OFF Channels

Instructor: Peter H. Schiller. This lecture covers the ON and OFF channels and demonstrates the effects of a glutamate analog called 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate (APB) on the responses of neurons in the visual system.

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Lecture 01 - Introduction, the Visual System

Lecture 02 - Basic Layout of the Visual System and the Retina

Lecture 03 - The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus and the Visual Cortex

Lecture 04 - The ON and OFF Channels

Lecture 05 - The Midget and Parasol Systems

Lecture 06 - Adaptation and Color

Lecture 07 - Depth Perception

Lecture 08 - Form Perception

Lecture 09 - Illusions and Visual Prosthesis

Lecture 10 - The Neural Control of Visually Guided Eye Movements 1

Lecture 11 - The Neural Control of Visually Guided Eye Movements 2