PSYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Taste Bud, Master Sergeant, Snellen Chart

• School: UBC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 101
• Professor: Michael Souza

Document Summary

Lecture 9: principles of sensory processing, ocular anatomy and basic visual processing + textbook chapter 4. Can change sizes depending on the environment (light, informa,on etc) When informa,on hits the lens, it is sent to the back of the eye, but backwards. Tested by shining light in eye and pu air in it. Macula (fovea + back of eye) degenerates, periphery is ne, but focus starts to swirl. Loss of central vision. Detec,ng mo,on, dim ligh,ng condi,ons. Located away from the fovea. * they are more rods than cones. * they"re translucent (:do not a ect vision, light not blocked) * they"re in front of the fovea. Light enters the eye through the lens: 2. Image (on lens) is refracted back to the retina (image inverted: 3. Reaches back of eye, activates rods/cones: 4. Bipolar+ ganglion cells summarize info (info as few neurons as: 5.