About Signals and perception: the science of the senses

This sensory neuroscience course uses fundamental concepts from biology, chemistry, physics and psychology to explain how we interact with our environment through the senses and is therefore an opportunity for you to study an interdisciplinary topic. For each of the senses, youll investigate how sensation begins with a stimulus that is converted into an electrical impulse; how that is transmitted to the brain; and how the brain combines these messages - to arrive at a 'perception of the stimulus. The course is designed to be accessible to students pursuing a wide variety of degree studies.