270060 Cognitive neuroscience of perception and action (S) (SoSe 2019)

Perception is inherently selective. Only part of the current envirnonment is consciously available for various forms of explicit actions (e.g., perceptual report). The phenomena of change blindness and inattentinal blindness (not seen gorilla) constitute well-known examples. In this seminar, we will review the current state of the art of research on selective perception. For this purpose, we read, present (in form of talks) and discuss selected chapters from the recent Handbook of Attention (2015, Fawcett et al., MIT), supplemented by relevant journal papers.

Teilnahmevoraussetzungen, notwendige Vorkenntnisse

A degree in Psychology (BSc) including significant neuroscience courses (e.g., biological psychology or neuropsychology) is required.

Literaturangaben

Fawcett, J., Risko, E., & Kingstone, A. (2015). The handbook of attention. MIT Press.