PSYC 2160 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Neuron, Cerebral Cortex, Protein
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Modern approach the single-test approach the standardize-test-battery approach (sets of tests) halstead-reintan neuropsycho test. The retina and translation of light into neural signals: It goes through the retina and in the occipital lobe. Optic nerve: collection of axons (ends up in the thalamus) Blindspot: images will not be produced as it is a gap in the receptor layer (there are no light receptors) Fovea: area of high acuity in the center of the retina (whatever you are most focused on) F6. 5 it"s composed of 5 diff types of neurons: receptors, horizontal cells, bipolar cells, amacrine cells and retinal ganglion cells. Mammals eyes are at the front of the head (predators) - vision is overlapped (converged) Other animals have eyes on the side (prey) - wider vision span. Binocular disparity: the diff"nc in the position of the same image on the 2 retinas. Greater for closer things; helps create depth perception. Duplexity theory: rods & cones mediated diff types of vision.
