This course offers an in-depth look at how atypical experiences shape the development of sensory systems. Topics will include the influence of enriched and impoverished environments on sensory perception, interactions with the environment, and non-sensory behaviours like attention & memory.

Antirequisite(s): Psychology 4295F if taken in 2018 or 2019.

Prerequisite(s): One of the following courses: Psychology 2115A/B, Psychology 2015A/B, Neuroscience 2000, Physiology and Pharmacology 4710A/B; AND registration in third or fourth year Honours Specialization in Psychology, Honours Specialization in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Honours Specialization in Neuroscience, or Honours Specialization in Animal Behaviour. Other Psychology students and Psychology Special Students who receive 75% in the prerequisite course(s) may enrol in this course.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.