Introduction to Cognitive Psychology - Department of Psychological ...

Prof. Greg Francis 1/5/11ProblemProblem!! The network coordinatingeye-hand systems, adjustsitself!! Extended use of thecomputer cameras makesthe user adapt so his eyesare where the cameras are!!! After taking the cameras off,it takes some time to adaptback!! Eye-hand coordination is off!! Could be a problem forsurgeons and pilots!Purdue UniversityPurdue UniversityOther adaptations!! Inverted prisms!! Fortunately, the adaptations return tonormal pretty quickly!! Kind of like the feeling you get afterroller-skatingConclusions!! Learning in neural networks!!changing connections!!relatively simple rules!! Much of our perceptual and motorbehavior is based upon this type ofcontinuous learning!! It’s not clear if more cognitive learning issimilarPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityNext time!! Neural networks for visual perception!!brightness!!color!!form!! Why we see color afterimages.Purdue UniversityPSY 200: Intro. to Cognitive Psychology 3