Visual system structure

Description

Bsc ED209 Mind Map on Visual system structure, created by charliestar04 on 17/09/2013.
charliestar04
Mind Map by charliestar04, updated more than 1 year ago
charliestar04
Created by charliestar04 over 10 years ago
87
1

Resource summary

Visual system structure
  1. Lens.
    1. Accommodation inefficient = poor focus
    2. Retina
      1. Rods & cones sense light & colour
        1. Cones migrate to forvea in early months, improving perception of colour & detail
      2. Optic nerves
        1. Formed but not myelinated til 3 mth.
          1. Transmission of info slow
            1. O.N. terminate in lateral geniculate nucleus
        2. Lateral geniculate nucleus
          1. Complex structure at base of brain
            1. Retinal image mapped into LGN, enhances detail
              1. Mature by 12 mth
          2. Visual cortex
            1. Different cells respond to different features
              1. Light, dark, lines, size, colour & movement
            Show full summary Hide full summary

            Similar

            Psychology - The Visual Perception System
            stephanie-vee
            Perception and Visual Illusions
            Steph M
            ED209 Temperament and Development
            emmavg87
            Visual perception processes
            charliestar04
            Social Learning Theory
            charliestar04
            Visual Perception
            lucykania27
            4 temperament theories
            charliestar04
            Piaget key terms
            charliestar04
            Seen Question
            charliestar04
            Visual studies
            charliestar04
            Piaget
            charliestar04