Sensation, perception, and the aging process

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A series of 24 lectures on the senses and perception from a behavioral perspective, with special emphasis on the aging process, presented by Francis B. Colavita, Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Abstract: A series of 24 lectures on the senses and perception from a behavioral perspective, with special emphasis on the aging process, presented by Francis B. Colavita, Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh Content: pt. 1. lecture 1. Sensation, perception, and behavior -- lecture 2. Sensation and perception : a distinction -- lecture 3. Vision : stimulus and the optical system -- lecture 4. Vision : the retina -- lecture 5. Vision : beyond the optic nerve -- lecture 6. Vision : age-related changes -- lecture 7. Hearing : stimulus and supporting structures -- lecture 8. Hearing : the inner ear -- lecture 9. Hearing : age-related changes -- lecture 10. The cutaneous system : receptors, pathways -- lecture 11. The cutaneous system : early development -- lecture 12. The cutaneous system : age-related changes. pt. 2: lecture 13. Pain : early history -- lecture 14. Pain : acupuncture, endorphines, and aging -- lecture 15. Taste : stimulus, structures, and receptors -- lecture 16. Taste : factors influencing preferences -- lecture 17. Smell : the unappreciated sense -- lecture 18. Smell : consequences of anosmia -- lecture 19. The vestibular system : body orientation -- lecture 20. The kinesthetic sense : motor memory -- lecture 21. Brain mechanisms and perception -- lecture 22. Perception of language -- lecture 23. The visual agnosias -- lecture 24. Perception of other people/course summary.