Psychology 2135A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Optical Illusion, Visual Cortex, Interposition

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2135A/B
• Professor: Minda

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Describe the visual pathway from the moment light enters the pupils until the signal reaches the parts of the cortex that make decisions about visual information. A cluster of cones in the center of the retina. The region of the retina with the greatest acuity. The area of the retina on which we place a target image in order to see the target. Patients who suffered damage to the occipital parietal pathway (the dorsal system), will have difficulties with the following: Reaching in the correct direction to retrieve the toothbrush. Contrast of light in the foreground and background. The thing that is lighter is closer to us. The river is getting narrower as it gets further as it gets further. Showing objects in front of other objects gives the illusion of depth. Tells us about the objects in three dimensions. It is either connected to the ground or exists in relation to other objects.