2022 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Information and Communications Engineering Graduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
Mechanisms of Visual Perception
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Hirohiko Kaneko / Imari Sato / Takehiro Nagai
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Fri (G311)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ICT.H514
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, the aspects and mechanisms of visual information processing for space perception, color perception, motion perception etc. are described showing recent studies. The methods for measuring, analyzing and modeling the functions of visual system are also described. This will allow them to acquire advanced knowledge of visual systems and techniques for measuring, analyzing and modeling the data obtained in experiments.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to 1) explain the functions and mechanisms of human visual system for color perception, space perception, motion perception, attention, pattern perception, integration of sensory information, and so on and 2) use the techniques for measuring, analyzing and modeling the data obtained in psychophysical experiments.
Keywords
Stereopsis, Visual attention, Eye movements, Perceptual learning
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
At the beginning of each class, solutions to exercise problems that were assigned during the previous class are reviewed. In the end of class, students are given quizzes related to the lecture given that day. To prepare for a class, students should read the course schedule section and check what topics will be covered. Required learning should be completed outside of the classroom for preparation and review purposes.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance of lecture, Space perception 1 (Depth cues) | Explain the key contents of the lecture. |
| Class 2 | Space perception 2 (Binocular disparity processing) | Explain the key contents of the lecture. |
| Class 3 | Visual attention | Explain the key contents of the lecture. |
| Class 4 | Scene and face recognition | Explain the key contents of the lecture. |
| Class 5 | Texture and material perception | Explain the key contents of the lecture. |
| Class 6 | Changes in visual perception due to development, learning, and adaptation | Explain the key contents of the lecture. |
| Class 7 | Visual perception and information systems | Explain the key contents of the lecture. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Materials used in class can be found on OCW-i.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
1.J. M. Wolfe et al., Sensation and Perception 2nd ed., Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2009.
2．I.P.Howard & B.J.Rogers, Seeing in depth, I. Porteous, 2002.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Quiz at each course session: 75%, and a report at the end of course: 25%.
Related courses
- ICT.H411 ： Basic Sensation Informatics
Prerequisites
No prior conditions