86-715 Perception and Consciousness

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

We explore the idea of conscious and unconscious perception across different modalities and their interactions. Our approach combines neuroscientific data, psychological phenomena, and philosophical analysis, focusing on foundational behaviors and the theory, concepts and presuppositions that structure our investigation of them. Topics include visual awareness, visual cognition, the role of perception in action, cross modal interactions, hallucinations and illusions, the non-visual senses and "sensation". This will be an upper level undergraduate/graduate course, with focus on lively discussion and will involve several guest speakers.

Prerequisites: none listed

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