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Midterm 1 was returned in this class . -mean was “a little to low” - for future, Moodle will have an Open Discussion Forum for this class to catalyze engagement and provide a means to ask questions and get feedback. Read this article for Friday Oct 21!.
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Midterm 1 was returned in this class -mean was “a little to low” - for future, Moodle will have an Open Discussion Forum for this class to catalyze engagement and provide a means to ask questions and get feedback
Read this article for Friday Oct 21! Trends in Neuroscience (2000) 23, 571 - 579 Hint #1: there are at least 3 ways of getting this article Hint #2: none of them are “wait till Matt sends it to me”
Visual Pathways • Themes to notice: • Contralateral nature of visual system • Information is organized: • According to spatial location • According to features and kinds of information
Visual Pathways • Image is focused on the retina • Fovea is the centre of visual field • highest acuity • Peripheral retina receives periphery of visual field • lower acuity • sensitive under low light
Visual Pathways • Retina has distinct layers
Visual Pathways • Retina has distinct layers • Photoreceptors • Rods and cones respond to different wavelengths
Visual Pathways • Retina has distinct layers • Amacrineand bipolar cells perform “early” processing • Peripheral retina features convergence of receptors onto ganglion cells • Foveal retina features divergence • Why!?