BIOL 654 - Vision Science

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This course will focus in depth on visual systems of animals and humans. Coverage will span the range of modern research from the biochemistry and physiology of the photoreceptiors to the ecology, evolution and functional optimization of visual systems. Topics include visual pigments, biochemical basis of phototransduction, visual processing and organization of visual centers of the brain, eyes, optical arrays, visual evolution and ecology.
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: BIOL 305 or equivalent.
Recommended: BIOL 451.