Lecture 03 Visual Perception Flashcards
Perception
- Picking up sensory information from external environment
- Process into perceptual experience
Human Eye
- Photoreceptors
- Ganglion cells
Photoreceptors
- Rods
- Cones
Rod Cells
- Monochromatic
- Sensitive
Cone Cells
- Colors
- Sharpness
What are the differences between rod and cone cells
- Distribution
- Connection
Ganglion Cells
Rod convergence: light sensitivity, less acuity
Neural Processing
Found early stage in the eyes
- Lateral inhibition
- Edge enhancement
Lateral Inhibition
Stimulation of a cell inhibit the activity of neighboring cells
Edge Enhancement
Chevreul illusion or staircase illusion
Visual Pathway
- Retina
- Pre-optic tracts: separated left and right eyes
- Optic chiasma
- Post-optic tracts: combined left and right eyes
- Lateral geniculate nuclei (LGN)
- Visual cortex
Retinotopic Mapping
RETINAL cells correspond to points of
surface of the visual cortex
Receptive field
Visual space that correspond to retinal region
- at Fovea
3 Specialized Neurons
- Dot detectors
- Edge detectors
- Movement detectors
Parallel Processing
Different steps are processed simultaneously
- MT: speed and movement
- V4: share and color
V1 & V2
Early stage processing
- Color
- Form
V3
Form and shapes but not color
V4
Color and line orientation
V5
Visual motion
Medial temporal cortex (MT)
Speed and movement