BCS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, Optic Tract, Optic Nerve

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Course: BCS 110
• Professor: Kevin Davis

Document Summary

Center surround: each every in darkness depolarize (release glutamate) Amount of glutamate u can put out is middle value. Audio 1: in the light, everyone will put out less glutamate. No one happy: in the light & neighbors are in the dark. On bipolar loves this (because glutamate forces them to open k channels can depolarize. On ganglion cells like on center and o o -center: darkness center, surround by light. O biopolar are happy (can release glutamate) On have to release k channel :( Reenotopic organizaeon: image is ipped because of how light bends but the brain perceives it right side up, overlap image but nose is in the way. Each point in space is re ected to an area on the reena. Main segregaeon of inputs from 2 eyes (6 layers: 2 channels: Information does not mix (l & r) depth perception. P- (parvocellular) small cells, top 4 layers color, detail, sell, cones.