False Memory & Eyewitness Testimony: Why Confident Witnesses Send Innocent People to Prison

Rods and Cones: How the Eye Turns Light Into Vision

How does the eye turn light into what we see? This episode explains rods and cones, the retina, phototransduction, the pupil and lens, and how photoreceptors send visual signals to the brain. Sensation and perception for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #rodsandcones #vision #perception

The Visual Cortex (V1): How the Brain Builds Sight & Vision Loss

How does the brain process what the eyes see? This episode explores the primary visual cortex (V1), the optic nerve pathway, receptive fields, and what happens with vision loss and blindness. Sensation and perception for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #visualcortex #vision #perception

Face Blindness & Object Recognition: How the Brain Identifies What It Sees

What is face blindness (prosopagnosia)? This episode explores object recognition, how the brain identifies faces and objects, visual development, the fusiform face area, and what happens when recognition breaks down. Sensation and perception for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #faceblindness #prosopagnosia #perception

Color Vision, Depth & Size: How We Perceive a 3D World

How do we see color and judge distance? This episode covers color vision, trichromatic and opponent-process theory, binocular and monocular depth cues, and size constancy. Sensation and perception for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #colorvision #depthperception #perception

Perception and Action: How What We See Guides How We Move

How does perception guide movement? This final episode explores perception and action, Gibson's ecological approach, affordances, visually guided behavior, and the tight loop between seeing and doing. Sensation and perception for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #perception #action #sensation