麻省理工學院「開放式課程網頁」 | 腦與認知科學 | 9.036 2003春季課程：視覺系統

這是一個視覺系統的廣泛課程，是為了對未來的研究者進行視覺科學的基礎訓練而設計的，而且為科學工作者提供了一個利用視覺系統作為研究模型的堅實基礎。閱讀部分涉及到視覺的所有方面，從組成到視覺引導的眼球運動。學生演講部分是為了學生以嚴謹的方式向同齡人介紹主要的期刊文章作準備的。本課程，即麻省理工大學提供的所有視覺課程的基礎，是由視覺研究領域的世界級頂尖人物之一Peter Schiller教授講授的。

This comprehensive course on the visual system is designed to ground future researchers in the field of visual science, and to provide scientists with an excellent basis for using the visual system as a model in research. The readings touch on all aspects of vision, from organization through visually guided eye movements. The student presentations are designed to prepare students for presenting primary journal articles in a critical fashion to their peers. This course, the cornerstone of all the vision courses offered at MIT, is taught by Prof. Peter Schiller, one of the world leaders in the field of vision research.

在本課程中，會研究解剖學，神經生理學，影像學和行為學方面的內容，以更清楚地理解在靈長類動物的視覺系統中資訊是如何被處理的。前五次課提供視覺系統的功能和結構組織的總述，包括一個該領域基礎知識的重要測驗。然後重點將轉移至在視覺系統中的視覺畫面的眾多因素是如何處理的。我們將學習顏色視覺、適應、眼球運動在視覺分析中的作用、運動知覺、深度知覺和圖樣知覺。

In this seminar anatomical, neurophysiological, imaging and behavioral research will be examined in an attempt to gain a better understanding of how information is processed in the primate visual system. The first five sessions provide an overview of the functional and structural organization of the visual system with a critical examination of some of the basic issues in the field. Thereafter the emphasis will shift to the question of how various aspects of the visual scene are processed in the visual system. We will study color vision, adaptation, the role of eye movements in carrying out visual analysis, motion perception, depth perception and pattern perception.