Sensation, Perception, and the Aging Process ( Great Courses, No. 1546)

This set contains 24 lectures (each 30 minutes) by Professor Francis B. Colavita, Emeritus Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Lectures cover the following topics: Sensation, Perception, and Behavior; Sensation and Perception - a Distinction; Vision - Stimulus and the Optical System; Vision - The Retina; Vision - Beyond the Optic Nerve; Vision - Age-Related Changes; Hearing - Stimulus and Supporting Structures; Hearing - The Inner Ear; The Cutaneous System - Receptors, Pathways; The Cutaneous System - Early Development; The Cutaneous System - Age-Related Changes; Pain - Early History; Pain - Acupuncture, Endorphins, and Aging; Taste - Stimulus, Structures, and Receptors; Taste - Factors Influencing Preferences; Smell - The Unappreciated Sense; Smell - Consequences of Anosmia; The Vestibular System - Body Orientation; The Kinesthetic System - Motor Memory; Brain Mechanisms and Perception; Perception of Language; The Visual Agnosias; and Perception of Other People/Course Summary.