This topic covers how the light/image that enters the eye is processed by the eye and how signals are created to be sent to the brain to be interpreted. It is important to fully understand this process as it affects some of the models used in later topics on colour measurement.
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How many layers make up the retina?
On the retina, the light falls exactly as it is viewed, except backwards and upside down what is the technical term for this?
On the retina, the light falls exactly as it is viewed, except backwards and upside down – this is called
What turns the light into a sensible signal for the rest of the neural sells in the retina?
How many photoreceptors are there?
There are three cones and they are useful for what type of colour vision?
photoreceptors have to change (transduce) what in light into electrical signals?
photoreceptors have to change (transduce) into electrical signals.
rods and cones contain a photopigment called what, and each different type of rod or cone contains a slightly different type?
rods and cones contain a photopigment called , and each different type of rod or cone contains a slightly different type.
The opsin contained within rods is called?
when not stimulated the photoreceptors are said to be what?
a small section of retina with hyperpolarised long-wavelength cones might indicate what?
a small section of retina with hyperpolarised long-wavelength cones might indicate that a small spot of light is being viewed
a small section of retina with hyperpolarised short-wavelength cones might indicate what
a small section of retina with hyperpolarised short-wavelength cones might indicate that a small spot of light is being viewed.
a small section of retina with hyperpolarised medium-wavelength cones might indicate what
a small section of retina with hyperpolarised medium-wavelength cones might indicate that a small spot of light is being viewed.
The word used to describe light well lit normal viewing conditions is
The word used to describe dark/night time viewing conditions is
The word used to describe viewing conditions that are somewhere between well lit normal conditions and dark/night time conditions is
what do the ganglion cells determine?
how many types of ganglion cells are there?
There are three types of retinal ganglion cell and three associated main processing pathways that allow separation and efficient processing of different types of visual information. The koniocellular pathway is one of these pathways, but the names of the two pathways that we will focus on in this topic and quiz are
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pathway that processes spatial information at the highest accuracy but at the cost of speed
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pathway that processes dynamic information and prioritises speed at the cost of acuity
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which type of ganglion cell contributes to the parvocellular pathway?
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