Sensation and Perception: Crash Course Psychology #5

2014-03-03

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Just what is the difference between sensing and perceiving? And how does vision actually work? And what does this have to do with a Corgi? In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes us on a journey through the brain to better explain these and other concepts. Plus, you know, CORGI!

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Chapters:

Introduction: Face Blindness (Prosopagnosia) 00:00

Sensation vs. Perception 0:54

Sense Thresholds 1:43

How Human Vision Works 4:23

Visible Light Spectrum 5:00

How the Human Eye Processes Light 6:01

Rods & Cones 6:31

Human Color Vision 6:56

Visual Cortex 8:02

Parallel Processing 9:30

Review & Credits 9:52

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