Cr. 1. (0-3). Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in either PHOP 6350 or PHOP 6351. Laboratory demonstrations and experiments on sensory and motor aspects of monocular and/or binocular vision.
Cr. 1. (0-(1-6)). Practical training in vision research methods and procedures. Provides current in-depth training on cutting-edge methods and procedures for biological research in vision. Includes training in biochemical, anatomical, and physiological methods and procedures for vision research.
Cr. 1. (1-0). Reading recent scientific papers in the broad areas of physiological optics and visual sciences; preparing written reviews and making oral presentations; critiquing of papers, reviews, and presentations.
Cr. 1. (0-(1-6)). Practical training in vision research methods and procedures. Provides current in-depth training on cutting-edge methods and procedures for psychophysical research in vision. Includes training in stimulus design and control, psychophysical methods and procedures, and psychophysical analysis.
Cr. 1-3 per semester. Independent study in Physiological Optics and Vision Science.
Cr. 2. (2-0). Fundamental information and concepts on the anatomy, biochemistry and physiology of the eye, retina, and vision-related areas of the brain, and fundamental information and concepts on sensory and motor aspects of vision.
Cr. 2. (2-0). Fundamental information and concepts on the anatomy, biochemistry and physiology of the eye, retina, and vision-related areas of the brain, and fundamental information and concepts on sensory and motor aspects of vision.
Cr. 2. (2-0). Fundamental information and concepts on the anatomy, biochemistry and physiology of the eye, retina, and vision-related areas of the brain, and fundamental information and concepts on sensory and motor aspects of vision.
Cr. 2. (2-0). Fundamental information and concepts on the anatomy, biochemistry and physiology of the eye, retina, and vision-related areas of the brain, and fundamental information and concepts on sensory and motor aspects of vision.
Cr. 2. (1-2). Basic methods used in vision experiments, including use of automated technology to generate and control visual displays and acquire and process associated data.
Cr. 2. (1-2). Now included in the Vision Science Core course. Physics of light and related optics, including design and bench setup of optical systems for experiments in vision; current topics in applied optics.
Cr. 2. (1-2). Now merged with course in the College of Education. Lectures, discussions, and practice in the elements of teaching university-level vision science. Issues and problems in teaching in science; instructional objectives and evaluation of teaching. Principles, elements, and practice in oral communication such as presenting a scientific talk.
Cr. 3. (2-2). Consideration of different classical and modern designs for experiments in vision.
Cr. 3. (2-2). Quantitative methods used for analyzing data obtained in vision experiments, such as probit analysis and signal detection, analysis of threshold and discrimination data, probability functions involved in vision, and associated statistical analyses.
Cr. 3. (0-(3). Preparation of Master's Thesis
Cr. 1. (1-0). Review scientific papers in a topical area of physiological optics and visual sciences such as spatial and temporal aspects of vision, usual optics eye movements, or retina; make oral presentations; critique papers, reviews, and presentations.
Cr. 3. (0-3). Preparation of Master's Thesis
Cr. 2. (1-2). Instruction and practical experience with advanced vision research instrumentation tailored to the students' research interests, including use of light, confocal and electron microscopes, spectrophotometers, computers and displays, molecular and immunological approaches, and other modern techniques.
Cr. 2. (1-2). Instruction and experience with advanced vision research methods tailored to the students' research interests, including matlab programming modeling, Fourier techniques, psychophysical procedures, etc.
Cr. 3. (3-0). Reading scientific papers in a topical area of physiological optics and visual sciences; preparing written reviews and making oral presentations; critiquing papers, reviews, and presentations.
Cr. 3. (2-2). Instruction and experience with advanced vision research quantification tailored to the students' research interests, including binocular probability summation, linear and non-linear models, and advanced statistical analyses used in vision research.
Cr. 3. (3-0). Monocular and binocular motor mechanisms including pupillomotion, accommodation, vergence, pursuit and saccadic tracking, reflex eye movements, and fixational tremor. Interactions of these mechanisms and abnormalities (e.g., nystagmus and strabismus).
Cr. 1-9. (0-(1-9)). Dissertation research.
Cr. 1-9. (0-(1-9)). Preparation of dissertation
