Vision

Question 1

What is the Retina?

Answer 1

Cell layer in the back of the eye containing photoreceptors.

Question 2

Where is light converted into electrical signals?

Answer 2

in the retina, by photoreceptors

Question 3

What are the 2 main kinds of photoreceptors?

Answer 3

rods and cones

Question 4

what is binocular disparity

Answer 4

Difference in images processed by the left and right eyes.

Question 5

Binocular vision?

Answer 5

Our ability to perceive 3D and depth because of the difference between the images on each of our retinas

Question 6

Primarily visual cortex?

Answer 6

Area of the cortex involved in processing visual stimuli.

Question 7

Agnosia:

Answer 7

Loss of the ability to perceive stimuli.

Question 8

ventral pathway?

Answer 8

Pathway of visual processing. The “what” pathway.

Question 9

dorsal pathway?

Answer 9

Pathway of visual processing. The “where” pathway.

Question 10

what is dark adaption and what does it?

Answer 10

rods do it, it’s Adjustment of eye to low levels of light.

Question 11

what is light adaption and what does it?

Answer 11

rods do it? it’s Adjustment of eye to high levels of light.