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Perception
SOM 2.112 Tuesday 1:00-3:45 PM
Required Readings:
Articles from the scientific journals are available free of
charge in the UTD-library through electronic search or
electronic reserve (see list below).
Required Textbook:
J. M. Wolfe, K. R. Kluender, D. M. Levi, L. M. Bartoshuk, R.
S. Herz, R. L. Klatzky, and S. J. Lederman Sensation and
Perception. Sinaur.
Grade:
Grading Policy
The quizzes comprise 70% of the grade. The presentation
counts for 30% of the grade, each.
Readings
R1 Curtis, C.E., & D’Esposito, M. (2003) Persistent activity in the
prefrontal cortex during working memory. Trends in Cognitive
Sciences, Vol. 7(9), 415-423.
R2 Copeland, B. J., Proudfoot, D. Alan Turing’s forgotten ideas in
computer science. Scientific American, April, 1999, Vol. 280(4)
99-103.
R3 Cooney, J. W. & Gazzaniga, M. S. (2003). Neurological disorders
and the structure of human consciousness. Trends in Cognitive
Sciences, Vol. 7(4) 161-165.
R4 Nolfi, S. & Floreano, D. (2002). Synthesis of autonomous robots
through evolution. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Vol. 6(1) 31-37.
R5 Wallis G. and Bülthoff H. H. (1999). Learning to recognize objects
Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Vol. 3(1) 22-31.
R6 Shaywitz, S. E. Dyslexia. Scientific American, Nov, 1996, Vol.
275(5) 98-104.
R7 Hari, R. & Renvall, H. (2001) Impaired processing of rapid
stimulus sequences in dyslexia. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Vol.
5(12) 525-531.
R8 Ranganath, C. & Blumenfield, R.S. (2005). Doubts about double
dissociations between short- and long-term memory. Trends in
Cognitive Sciences, 9(8) 375-380.
R9 Johnson, M. K. & Raye, C. L. (1998). False memories and
confabulations. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2(4) 137-145.
R10 Chase, V.M. Hertwig, R. & Gigerenzer, G. (1998). Visions of
rationality. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2(6) 206-214.
R11 Poldrack, R. A. (2006). Can cognitive processes be inferred from
neuroimaging data. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Vol. 10(2) 59-63.
R12 Sanfey, A. G., Loewenstein, McClure, S. M., Cohen, J. D., (2006).
Neuroeconomics: cross-currents in research on decision-making.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 10(3) 108-116.