PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture 4: Module 4 - Vision
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With nearly 1/3 of the brain devoted to visual processing, humans are highly visual animals. When visual information is in conflict with information from another sense, you tend to bias your trust towards your sense of vision. Seeing the visual cues take on more importance than the actual source of the sound: ex. How do we see: using our eyes but technically, we are using our brain. The eye is primarily an instrument to collect, focus, and sense the light stimulus: the heavy duty processing occurs in the brain. John was rendered blind by an occipital lobe stroke at the age of 30. Although he is unable to perceive the visual world around him, he struggles to maintain his independence. John and his wife sarah are visiting with new friends for dinner one evening, and although it is the first time he has visited, his host is astonished to see that.
