PSYC 369 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Amacrine Cell, Spectral Sensitivity, Ganglion Cell
19 Oct 2015
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A plot of the amount of light absorbed by a visual pigment versus the wavelength of light. In vision, bringing objects located at different distances into focus by changing the shape of the lens. Rapid increase in positive charge in a nerve fiber that travels down the fiber. A neuron that transmits signals laterally in the retina. Amacrine cells synapse with bipolar cells and ganglion cells. Myopia (nearsightedness) in which the eyeball is too long. The part of the neuron that conducts nerve impulses over distances. A retinal neuron that receives inputs from the visual receptors and sends signals to the retinal ganglion cells. The small area where the optic nerve leaves the back of the eye. There are no visual receptors in this area, so small images falling directly on the blind spot cannot be seen. The part of a neuron that contains the neuron"s metabolic machinery and that receives stimulation from other neurons.
