PSYC 2400H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Visual Cortex, Akinetopsia, Achromatopsia

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2400H
• Professor: Chan- Reynolds Michael

Document Summary

An inability to identify objects visually even though they be identified using other senses (eg touch) The processing of sensory information in such a way that it produces conscious experiences and guides action in the world. The outer tissue of the eye and the first layer that light passes through on its way to the back of the eye. The space through which light passes on its way to the back of the eye; adjusted in size by the iris; to an observer the pupil appears black. The tissue that surrounds the pupil and is responsible for the distinct colour of the eye. The transparent tissue in the eye that refracts light and focuses it on the back of the eye. The tissue at the back of the eye that contains light receptors. Cells transduce light energy into a neural signal. The region of the retina where photoreceptors are most densely packed.