Neural Information Processing

Modules Master

Course title:
Theories of Vision

Module number  MKOGW22

Type of Module Elective (Wahlpflicht)

Credits allocated  3 LP
Workload  90 h

Contact time  30 h / 2 SWS
Self-study  60 h

Course length
1 semester

Frequency of course
Triennially in the summer term; currently scheduled for 2027 and 2030

Language 
English

Limited number of participants 
20 (limited to allow discussion)

Type of Course  Seminar

Exam & Grading
Average (50/50) of the grade for the presentation and the accompanying hand-out

Objectives:
How the world is created in our mind: Theories of visual perception.
The course is particularly suitable for students with an interest in visual perception and its theoretical foundations: How is the visual world created in our mind? We will discuss the most prominent theoretical accounts and theories, from Barlow's "grandmother-cells" to Gestalt theories, from Gibson's "ecological optics" to the "Bayesian brain", from Hoffman's "interface theory" to predictive coding.
Learning Targets:
Participants learn about the most important theories of perception. The course should enable them to see and critically evaluate connections between experimental data and the theories and models of visual perception.

Allowable for

  •    Kognitionswissenschaft - Master, Studienbereich Wahlpflcihtmodule Natürliche Kognition
  •    Informatik - Master
  •    Bioinformatik - Master
  •    Medieninformatik - Master
  •    Medizininformatik - Master

Prerequisites  Basic knowledge in mathematics and statistics is required; basic knowledge of the fundamentals of visual perception is helpful.

Course Co-ordinator  Prof. Felix Wichmann, DPhil

Suggested reading  Literature will be announced at the beginning of the lecture course and seminar series.