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Visual perception
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Visual perception is the ability to detect light and use it to form an image of the surrounding environment. Photodetection without image formation is classified as light sensing. In most vertebrates,
Leonardo da Vinci: The eye has a central line and everything that reaches the eye through this central line can be seen distinctly.
Leonardo da Vinci: The eye has a central line and everything that reaches the eye through this central line can be seen distinctly.
Eye movement first 2 seconds (Yarbus, 1967)
Eye movement first 2 seconds (Yarbus, 1967)
Astronotus ocellatus closeup
Astronotus ocellatus closeup
Visual system
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The visual system is the physiological basis of visual perception. The system detects, transduces and interprets information concerning light within the visible range to construct an image and build a
Visual perception
…adjectives visual, optical, and ocular, respectively). The various physiological components involved in vision are referred to collectively as the visual system, and are the focus of much research in linguistics, psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and molecular biology, collectively referred to as…
The eye is the sensory organ of the visual system. The iris, pupil, and sclera are visible
The eye is the sensory organ of the visual system. The iris, pupil, and sclera are visible
Representation of optic pathways from each of the 4 quadrants of view for both eyes simultaneously
Representation of optic pathways from each of the 4 quadrants of view for both eyes simultaneously
S. Ramón y Cajal, Structure of the Mammalian Retina, 1900
S. Ramón y Cajal, Structure of the Mammalian Retina, 1900
Information flow from the eyes (top), crossing at the optic chiasma, joining left and right eye information in the optic tract, and layering left and
Information flow from the eyes (top), crossing at the optic chiasma, joining left and right eye information in the optic tract, and layering left and right visual stimuli in the lateral geniculate nucleus. V1 in red at bottom of image. (1543 image from Andreas Vesalius' Fabrica)