basic biology

Basic Biology

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Advanced Biology

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Clinical Skills

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Chemistry

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Environmental Sciences

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Physics

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Engineering

psychology

Psychology

jove science education

JoVE Science Education

A video library dedicated to teaching the practice and theory of scientific experiments through engaging and easy-to-understand visual demonstrations.

Education

color afterimages

Color Afterimages

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
Human color vision is impressive. People with normal color vision can tell apart ...

finding your blind spot and perceptual filling-in

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Finding Your Blind Spot and Perceptual Filling-in

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
In the back of everyone's eye is a small piece of neural tissue called the retina. ...

perspectives on sensation and perception

Perspectives on Sensation and Perception

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
The study of sensation&#8212;how signals are transduced from sensory organs, like ...

motion-induced blindness

Motion-induced Blindness

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
One thing becomes very salient after basic exposure to the science of visual ...

the rubber hand illusion

The Rubber Hand Illusion

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
Reaching for objects, walking without hitting obstacles, landing on a chair as you ...

the ames room

The Ames Room

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
The most difficult challenge of visual perception is often described as one of ...

inattentional blindness

Inattentional Blindness

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
We generally think that we see things pretty well if they are close by and right in ...

spatial cueing

Spatial Cueing

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
Attention refers to the limited human ability to select some information for ...

the attentional blink

The Attentional Blink

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
In order for recognition of a certain stimulus to take place, visual attention ...

crowding

Crowding

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
Human vision depends on light-sensitive neurons that are arranged in the back of ...

the inverted-face effect

The Inverted-face Effect

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
In perception, it is often the case that the ability to recognize and interpret ...

the mcgurk effect

The McGurk Effect

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
Spoken language, a singular human achievement, relies heavily on specialized ...

just-noticeable differences

Just-noticeable Differences

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
Psychophysics is a branch of psychology and neuroscience that tries to explain how ...

the staircase procedure for finding a perceptual threshold

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The Staircase Procedure for Finding a Perceptual Threshold

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
Psychophysics is the name for a set of methods in perceptual psychology designed in ...

object substitution masking

Object Substitution Masking

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum&#8212;Johns Hopkins University
Visual masking is a term used by perceptual scientists to refer to a wide range of ...

sensation and perception

Sensation and Perception

This collection delves into a variety of procedures to study how the brain processes our complex sensory world and solves problems confronting conscious awareness and visual, tactile, and auditory perception. 