Visual System

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  • Created on: 13-05-14 10:57
Which photoreceptor detects bright lights?
cones
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which photoreceptor detects dim lights, mainly used for night vision?
rods
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transformation of raw data using a small number of broadly overlapping filters
coarsecoding
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Ganglion, Amacrine, bipolar, horizontal, cone and rod cells are all ______ neurons
retinal
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Parvocellular cells recieve info from _____ cells
cone
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Magnocellular cells receive info from _____ cells
rod
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cells in the retina respond to light and dark not____
shapes
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1st Step from Retina To Brain (RTB) process
Gangion cells
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2nd step in the RTB process
optic nerve
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3rd step in the RTB process
Visual thalamus
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4th step in the RTB process
Visual cortex
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parellel processing occurs in the_________
thalamus
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What cells respond to dark and light spots/ lines and edges
simple
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what cells respond moving lines
complex
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what is LGN?
LateralGeniculateNucleus
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which photoreceptor detects dim lights, mainly used for night vision?

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rods

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transformation of raw data using a small number of broadly overlapping filters

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Ganglion, Amacrine, bipolar, horizontal, cone and rod cells are all ______ neurons

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Parvocellular cells recieve info from _____ cells

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