PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homonymous Hemianopsia, Wrinkle, Visual Acuity
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Migraines : a recurrent headache usually localized to one side of the head. Blindsight : brain knew more than consciously aware of. You are only consciously aware of part of the visual informaion that your brain is processing. Selecive awareness is an important working principle behind sesaion and percepion o o. All of our senses funcion to convert energy into neural acivity that has meaning for us. Only input or brains receive from the real world is series of acion potenials passed along the neurons of various sensory pathways. We experience visual and body sensaions that are diferent , the nerve impuse coursing in the neurons of these two sensory systems are very similar, as the neurons tehselves. Neuroscienists understand how nerves can turn energy , such as light waves into nerve impulses o o. Also know how the pathways those nerve impulses take to reach the brain.
