AIMS AND CONTENT

TEACHING METHODS

Traditional lectures (48 hours) with integrative course contribution on  projective geometry and 3D transformations in real and virtual environments.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Part I – Neurophysiological basis of perception:  Transduction principles, perception-action cycles. Functional characterization of the main perceptual systems (visual system, auditory system, somesthetic system).
Part II – Techniques for the analysis and interpretation of data:     Foundations of psychophysical techniques. Qualification of perceptual features. Representation and analysis of multidimensional signals.
Part III – Interactive and enactive paradigms: Introduction to ecological perception (Gibson’s direct perception & sensorimotor theory). Active vision and eye movements. Visuospatial cognition (phenomenology in healthy and pathological conditions). Plasticity in the neurosensory systems (developing, adaptation, degeneration and aging).

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

SILVIO PAOLO SABATINI (President)

MANUELA CHESSA

VITTORIO SANGUINETI

FABIO SOLARI

LESSONS

Class schedule

PERCEPTUAL SYSTEMS AND INTERACTION

EXAMS

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Written examination aimed to assess (1) the basic knowledge of the topics presented in the lectures (30%, multiple-choice questions), and (2) the capability of analysing and solving specific problems (70%, short-answer questions). Oral discussion.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Office: Via Opera Pia 11a,3rd floor
Lab: “The Physical Structure of Perception and Computation”,  Via Opera Pia 11a,3rd floor (phone: +39-010-3532794, website: www.pspc.unige.it )