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From the molecules of photon capture to the perception of faces, the visual system takes advantage biological processes seen throughout the nervous system to accomplish fundamental goals. This course will use the primary and secondary scientific literature to explore both the canon of visual biology and the most recent solutions to long-standing controversies. The first half of the course is lecture-based, with faculty presentations of the basics to vision, but the second half will be presentations by students of topics they have chosen and researched. Throughout the semester, students will work to compose short essays that outline the contents of figures they have selected for their presentations. And at the toward of the semester each student will submit and revise a complete essay of some 3000 words to thoroughly summarize and explain their chosen topic.