NBE-E4530 - Special Course in Human Neuroscience V D, Lectures, 24.3.2023-12.5.2023

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  Visual Neuroscience
  Visual Neuroscience—A joint course between University of Helsinki and Aalto University
  Vision is one of the most studied and best understood disciplines in neuroscience. This course gives an introduction to current research methods and knowledge in visual neuroscience. The lecturers are active researchers that use behavioral/psychophysical, modelling, brain imaging and neurophysiological methods. Each give one lecture on their own specialty topic (such as low-level processing, visual working memory or cortical functional specification) with an emphasis on explaining research methods. The course will give a comprehensive view of visual information processing stages in the brain and shows how various research methods can be used complementary to investigate visual perception.

  Learning outcomes
  By completing the course, the student gets basic understanding of brain and cognitive mechanisms of visual perception and gets a good overview of modern research methods. Student is able to describe some of the main findings in the field and explain the principles of neurophysiological, brain imaging and psychophysical methodologies when studying visual perception.

  Lecture schedule
  24.3. Linda Henriksson (Aalto): Introduction to human visual system and brain imaging
  31.3. Maria Olkkonen (UH & Microsoft): Neural mechanisms of color perception
  14.4. Petri Ala-Laurila (UH & Aalto): From Photons to Behavior: Resolving Neural Codes and Visual Processing at the Sensitivity Limit of Vision
  28.4. Ilmari Kurki (UH): Spatial vision and perceptual organization
  5.5. Viljami Salmela (UH): Precision of working memory representations and decoding of working memory content
  12.5. Markku Kilpeläinen (UH): Eye movements and attention

  Practical information
  Teachers-in-charge: Linda Henriksson (Aalto) & Ilmari Kurki (UH)
  Credits: 5 ECTS
  Teaching period: 24.3.–12.5.2023
  Teaching time: Fridays 14.15–16.00
  Teaching place:  

  • 24.3., 31.3. Biomedicum 1, kok.3 (Haartmaninkatu 8), Meilahti Campus, Helsinki
  • 14.4. Biomedicum 1, sh.3 (Haartmaninkatu 8), Meilahti Campus, Helsinki
    
  • 28.4., 5.5., 12.5. Biomedicum 1, kok.8-9 (Haartmaninkatu 8), Meilahti Campus, Helsinki

  
  Assessment practices and criteria
  The seminar consists of six weekly face-to-face meetings, where participation is compulsory. Students are expected to read an article or book chapter for each meeting and take part in a quiz before each meeting. Students also prepare a short research paper in small groups. Evaluation 0-5 is based on quiz answers (50%), and quality of research paper (50%)

  Course codes at Aalto University and University of Helsinki
  PSYK-421 Functioning of Sensory Systems (University of Helsinki)
  HUB-114 Functioning of sensory systems: Visual neuroscience (University of Helsinki)
  NBE-E4530 Special Course in Human Neuroscience: Visual Neuroscience (Aalto University)

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