Projects
 
 
The capstone project for Crown 85 students will be research for and a ~15 minute presentation on a topic relevant to the theme of Brain and Behavior. These may be extensions of our discussion of the visual system or topics more generally reated to the application of neurosciences in society. This webpage will outline some possible topics and starting references and will be augmented as the term progresses. [sources of thumbnail images can be found in URLs associated with topics]
 
 
Development of the Visual System
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Amblyopia and Depth Perception

Vision and Art
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Neuroscientists Analyze Art
Painting Perception: Harvard scientists try to dissect the enigma of art
   short commentary

The artist as neuroscientist
Nature 2005
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Eye Position and Perspective
Painters centre one eye in portraits
   Nature 1998

Renaissance Persepective
Festschrift for Arthur Jampolsky     

Art Investigations (C.W. Tyler)
URL     
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Neurobiology of the Arts
Light Vision
Harvard Medicine Alumni Bulletin 2003     

What Art Can Tell Us About The Brain
UofM Lecture (YouTube)
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Lighting and the
Appearance of Paintings
Chromatic effects of metamers of D65 on art paintings
   primary literature     

Attention and Perception: Vision, Magic, Change Blindness
 
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Studies of Perception and Attention as Revealed by Magicians' Techniques
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Change Blindness

Probing the Brain: Neurosurgery and Neural Dysfunction
 
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Neuroscience and the Sense of Self
A Sense Of Self:
What Happens When Your Brain Says You Don't Exist (NPR)
URL   podcast   transcript
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Neurosurgery:
Do No Harm
A Neurosurgeon Reflects On The 'Awe And Mystery' Of The Brain (NPR)
URL   podcast   transcript

Neuroscience and the Law
 
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Neuroscience and the Law
Neurolaw (from Stanford Lawyer)
URL   transcript

Psychophysical Experiments
 
Visual Illusions
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Measuring Perceptual Distortions in Illusions
(3 projects)

Poggendorf Illusion
Project Description
Poggendorf Applet [needs Java, try Firefox or IE]



Muller-Lyer Illusion
Project Description
Muller-Lyer Applet [needs Java, try Firefox or IE]



Ponzo Illusion
Project Description
Ponzo Applet
[needs java, try Firefox or IE]
Isoluminant Colors
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Measuring Perceptual Isoluminance of Differing Colors
(2 students)

Individual Difference in Isoluminance Measured by Heterochromatic Flicker Fusion and Motion Null Techniques
Project Description
Isoluminance Applet [requires Java enabled browser, try IE or Firefox]

fMRI , ECog, and EEG Studies of Behavior
 
Mind Reading [actually "Brain Reading"]
 
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Reverse Correlation of Brain Activity with Viewing of Images

Studies in Gallant Lab UCB

Nature Magazine
News Feature 2013   article    story
podcast (06:21 Decoding brains)
PBS Newshour Short Introduction
Commonwealth Club interview  podcast
Gallant Lab: WWW Homepage
fMRI and Communication
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Willful Modulation of Brain Activity in Disorders of Consciousness

Nature Magazine
News Feature 2012    article    story
podcast 00:38 Reaching the 'unreachable'
Original Literature New Englan J. Med 2010
ECog and Brain Stimuation
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Epilepsy Patients Help Decode The Brain's Hidden Signals
Health News from NPR
   URL article    podcast
podcast video

Drug Interactions: Synaptic Transmission and Other Effects
 
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Drugs, Neurotransmitters, other effects
National Institutes of Health: NIDA
URL (general description)
Impacts of Drugs on Neurotransmission
cocaine

some good class notes:
Columbia Univ    FIU

Hemispheric Localization
 
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Split Brain Studies
 
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Hemispheric Asymmetries
Handedness and the Brain RightLeftRightWrong?
The Truth About The Left Brain / Right Brain Relationship
NPR: Commentary on Science and Society