PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Occipital Lobe, Retina

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

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Use the features in your book (ex. concept checks, multiple choice questions, Go over your notes carefully, and try to anticipate the short answer questions from the slides. Ex. list and describe 3 functions of the parasympathetic system. Based on the activity of the sense receptors (ex. Eye, skin, nose , mouth, ears, - taste, smell, vision, hearing, touch) How physical energy is transformed into neural impulses. Ex. light = wavelengths --- hits retina--- transformed into sight by the brain. Retina at the back of the eyeball. Retina sends info to the occipital lobe otherwise you will not see. Pupil - the black area, they dilate/constrict depending on light conditions - pupil shrinks when a lot of light is present , they dilate when there isn"t much light. The retina is upside down - our brain changes it into the right side.