BIOLOGY 427L · also NEUROSCI 427L, PSY 427L
Sensory Biology with Lab
Sonke Johnsen
Description from DukeHub
Exploration of recent and classic studies in sensory biology, with an emphasis on critical reading of primary papers. Topics are chosen by students at the start of the semester. Usually includes vision, hearing, smell, taste, pheromones, electroreception, magnetoreception, bioluminescence, touch, time, dreams, and music. The lab portion will consist of semester-long research projects on human sensory biology, done in pairs and resulting in a pair of presentation and papers. Prerequisite: Biology 201L and 202L, or 203L or the equivalent. Recommended prerequisite: one course in Neuroscience, or consent of instructor.
Skills
- lab workhas a lab component
- research methodsAI review: "semester-long research projects on human sensory biology"
- writingAI review: "resulting in a pair of presentation and papers"
- public speakingAI review: "pair of presentation and papers"
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "lab"
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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