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Cornea

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curved transparent external surface of eye, causes light to bend, no receptive field

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Pupil

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the Opening allows light to enter the eye, no receptive field

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Iris-circular muscle

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controls pupil size, no receptive field

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lens

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focuses the light of the retina, no receptive field

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Ciliary muscles

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control lens shape

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Accomadation

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process of lens changing to focus on different objects

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Extraocular muscles

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control eye movement

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Retina

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layers of cells at the back of the eye,
rods and cones(Spot of light)
bipolar cells(Concentric RF)
ganglion cells(Concentric RF)
axons of ganglion cells form the optic nerve

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Rods and Cones(photoreceptors)

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transduce light, spot of light

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Two functional systems of Retina

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Scotopic system, Photopic system

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Scotopic System

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functions in dim light, one type of receptor(rods)

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Photopic system

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functions in brighter light, three types of (cone) receptors

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photopigment(captures light) in rods

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rhodopsin

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rhodopsin

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composed of retinal and opsin

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Photoreceptors Hyperpolarization

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  1. light activates rhodopsin
  2. retinal dissociates from opsin
  3. opsin binds G protein
  4. G protein transforms 2nd messenger
  5. blocking Na+ channels causing hyperpolarization(and less glutamate release)
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Cones Function

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similar to rods but have three different types of opsin

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on center bipolar cells

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hyperpolarize in
response to glutamate from photoreceptors,
want light, meaning less glutamate

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off center bipolar cells

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depolarize in
response to glutamate,
want less light meaning more glutamate

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photoreceptors and bipolar neurons in response to Dim light

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lots of glutamate
off center has a large response,
on center has a low repsonse

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photoreceptors and bipolar neurons respond to brighter light

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less glutamate,
on center has a high repsonse
off center has a low response

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on center bipolar cells excite

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on center ganglion cells

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off center bipolar cells excite

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off center ganglion cells

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fovea

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depression in central region of retina best acuity

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why does fovea have best acuity

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no cell layers
the high density of cones
low cone-to-ganglion ratio
large amount of V1 devoted to fovea

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Visual pathway

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ganglion cells in retina
-optic nerve
-optic chiasm
-optic tract
lateral geniculate(thalamus(brain))
-optic radiations
occipital(or striate) ctx
extrastriate ctx

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Receptive Field

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stimuli in the environment (visual space) that increase or decrease the cells response

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bipolar and ganglion cells in retina have

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Concentric Receptive fields

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on center/off surround

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cell is excited by spot of light in its center

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off-center/on surround

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cell is excited by spot of dark in its center

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Concentric receptive fields

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response to light is opposite in center vs surround

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Ganglion cell types

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off center and on center, M cell(movement) and P cells(Pretty), concentric

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M cells

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larger RF
more sensitive to low-contrast stimuli
stimulus movement

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P cells

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the opposite of M cells
sensitive to form and fine detail
sensitive to wavelength
have color opponent property, center and surround are excited by different colors
have spectral opponency

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Lateral Geniculate nucleus

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concentric RF
Layer of cells
-parvocelluar neurons
-magnocelluar
Magnocellular and parvocellular layers reflect properties of input M cell and P cells

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Parvocellular

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receive info from P cell
spectral opponency

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Magnocelllular

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receive info from M cells

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LGN projects to

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Layer IV of visual of cortex by optic radiation(Axon RF)

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Layer IV

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left and right eye projections are laid out as a series of alternating bonds called ocular dominance columns

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simple cortical cells

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Respond best to an edge or bar of a particular width, orientation, and location

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complex cortical cells

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Respond to the bar of particular width and orientation anywhere in the visual field

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two major systems of cortical visual areas

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ventral processing stream
dorsal processing stream

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Dorsal Processing Stream

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where
location of objects
perception of place, depth, and movement
extension of magnocellular pathway(LGN)
MT(V5), MST, and other dorsal areas

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Ventral Processing Stream

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what
visual identification of objects
analysis of form and color
extension of the parvocellular pathway
V4, IT, and other ventral areas

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Dorsal processing stream

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V1—> V2—>V3—>MT(V5)—>MST—>other dorsal areas

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Ventral Processing Stream

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V1—> V2—> V4—> IT—> other ventral areas

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V2

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illusory contours(triangles)

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MT

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Perception of motion

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V4

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Intermediate complexity, ex. radial stimuli, ceiling fan

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IT

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complex forms and pattern recognition(faces)

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cones for trichromatic theory

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doesn’t respond to a specific wavelength
responds to a range of wavelengths and peaks at a particular wavelength
Small medium and Long

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spectral opponency

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One color excites the center; different color excites the surround
ex. Long wavelength excites, Medium wavelength inhibits

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optic nerve

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one eye two fields(left and right)

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optic chiasm

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two eyes two fields

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optic tract

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one eye, one field

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spectral oppencey

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