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____ is the neural transformation of multiple neural signals into a perception
Processing is the neural transformation of multiple neural signals into a ____
____ occurs whenever energy is transformed from one form to another
____ requires a physical stimulus to be converted into a neural impulse
Sensation requires a ____ to be converted into a neural impulse
Sensation requires a physical stimulus to be converted into a ____
____ convert light to neural impulses
Light is an ____
There are ____ rods than cones
When light hits a rod , the rod is turned off, which then turns on a ____, which then turns on a ____, which goes into the ____ and enters…
When light hits a rod , the rod is turned ____, which then turns ____ a bipolar cell, which then turns ____ a retinal ganglion cell, which…
The steps from light hitting a rod to a signal getting sent to the brain include: light hits rod ____ ____ ____ ____ signal travels to brain
____ is the process of turning a rod cell off
The steps to the phototransduction cascade include: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
When light hits a rod , ____ bipolar cells are active and ____ bipolar cells are inactive
When ON CENTER bipolar cells are turned on, this activates ____, which send signals to the optic nerve.
When it is dark, rod cells are turned ____. This inactivates on center bipolar cells and activates off center bipolar cells .
When it is dark, rod cells are turned on. This ____ on center bipolar cells and ____ off center bipolar cells .
When off center bipolar cells are turned on, this activates ____, which send signals to optic nerve and to the brain.
When off center bipolar cells are turned ____, this activates off center retinal ganglion cells, which send signals to optic nerve and to t…
____ occurs at high light levels
____ occurs at dawn or dusk and involves both rods and cones
____ occurs at levels of very low light
____ are large membrane bound structures that contain proteins that fire APs to the brain
Rods have a ____ recovery time while cones have a ____ recovery time
____ is where the optic nerve connects to the eyeball
There are no photoreceptors in the ____
There is higher resolution in the fovea because ____
Light from the right visual field goes to the ____ side of the brain Light from the left visual field goes to the ____ side of the brain
Light from the left side of the visual field hits the ____ and ____
Light from the right side of the visual field hits ____ and the ____
The optic nerves from each eyeball cross over at the ____
Axons leaving from the temporal region of the retina ____ cross over at the optic chiasm
____ is breaking down an object into its component features
The three components of feature detection include ____, ____, and ____
____ of color vision states that there are three types of cones that make up color vision
____ is the shape and boundaries of an object
____ is good at spatial resolution, determining form, high levels of detail, and color
The parvocellular pathway is good at ____, ____, ____ levels of detail, and ____
The parvocellular pathway has good ____ resolution but poor ____ resolution
The parvocellular pathway relies on ____
The magnocellular pathway is good at determining ____ and ____
____ is good at determining motion and depth
The magnocellular pathway has good ____ resolution and poor ____ resolution
The magnocellular pathway relies on ____
____ is focusing on all information (color, form, motion) at the same time
____ is our sense of sound
To hear a sound, you need ____ and ____
____ wavelength sound waves penetrate deeper into the cochlea
____ is the outer part of the ear
Sound waves from the pinna get funelled into the ____ AKA ____
Sound waves that pass through the auditory canal will hit the ____ AKA ____
The eardrums vibrations will cause ____ to vibrate
In order of vibration, the ossicles include the ____, ____ and ____
The malleus = ____
The incus = ____
The stapes = ____
The stapes is attached to the ____
The purpose of the oval window is to ____
The purpose of the round window is to ____