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Coursera: Course Spotlight: Neuroscience for Perception and Action
Course Spotlight Series: Foundational Neuroscience for Perception and Action just started on March 30, led by Professor Leonard E. White of Duke University. This article, based on an interview with the instructor, was written by Charlie Chung of Class Central. Did you catch the social media buzz over the color of “the dress”? You might be surprised to know that although a plausible explanation has been put forward to explain our differences in perception, there is not yet a conclusive answer from neuroscience. Professor White elaborates: “It is both entertaining and mystifying. I think the most honest explanation is that no one truly knows…we simply don’t have the evidence in hand. This shows we still know so very little about color vision.” Not that people need more convincing how amazing the brain is, as advances in neuroscience are providing insights across a wide range of fields, including psychology, economics, and even philosophy. &l…