Key Terminology Perception 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyPerceptionGCSEEdexcel Created by: Fir123Created on: 29-05-17 16:25 Perception The way the brain makes sense of the visual image detected by the eye. 1 of 8 Retina Light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye.It is made up of nerve cells called rods and cones. 2 of 8 Rods Light-sensitive cells in the retina that respond in dim light. 3 of 8 Cones Light-sensitive cells in the retina that can detect colour. 4 of 8 Optic Nerve Bundle of nerves that leads out from the retina at the back of he eye.It carries information from the rods and cones to the brain. 5 of 8 Blind Spot The area of the retina where the optic nerve leaves.It has no rods or cones so cannot detect light. 6 of 8 Optic Chiasma The cross-shape where some of the information from the left and right eye crosses over to pass into the opposite side of the brain. 7 of 8 Visual Cortex The area at the back of the brain that interprets visual information 8 of 8
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