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Chapter 5
Vision
term | Definition |
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rods | detect light |
cones | detect color |
Bipolar and Ganglion cells | send neural impulse via the optic nerve to thalamus then to visual cortex |
simple cells | small receptive fields that detect lines in a particular location ( / or \ ) |
complex cells | large receptive fields detect lines and movement in a particular location ( / moving up or \ moving down) |
hyper complex cells | dtect combinations of lines, angles, corners, and movements ( < moving sideways) |
Opponent-Process theory | Ewald Hering; explains the inner working of the ganglion cells and the brain |
trichromatic | 3 different types of cones |