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Vision - gives our bodies the ability to see our physical environment
2. Transduction- it is a process where receptors convert the stimulus into neural impulses
which are then sent to the brain
3. Visual accommodation - it’s the process by which the eyes lenses change shape to focus
on near or far objects on the retina
4. Feature detectors- they are neurons that see different parts of the pattern, they code for
perceptually significant stimuli
5. Nearsightedness- the ability to see near objects more clearly than distant objects, it’s
also known as myopia
6. Farsightedness - where you can see distant objects clearly but object nearby may be
blurry
7. Color blindness - it is a vision defect where the eye perceives certain colors differently
than others, can be hereditary or caused by a disease of the optic nerve or retina
8. Opponent-process theory- The theory
9. Parallel processing- The ability for the brain to simultaneously process stimuli that
differ in quality. The brain divides what it sees into four parts: color, motion, shape, and
depth.
10. Young-Helmholtz/ trichromatic theory – The theory of trichromatic color vision
11. Blindspot- Insensitive to light, the blindspot is the point of entry of the optic nerve on the
retina.
12. Visible Spectrum- part of electromagnetic spectrum visible to the naked eye
13. Cornea- layer on the outside of the eye
14. Fovea- located in the center of the macula and provides the clearest vision
15. Iris- ringed membrane behind the cornea, contains pupil
16. Pupil- in the center of the iris, determines how much light comes into the eye (allows
light to hit retina)
17. Lens- changes focal distance of the eye/ focuses light rays onto the retina
18. Retina- layer of nerves that are located in the back of the eye, contains macula
19. Rods- in the retina of the eye, provides side vision and night vision
20. Cones- Three types of photoreceptor cells. Responsible for color vision and functions
related to bright lights.
21. Optic nerve- cranial nerves that transmits impulses from the retina. Located in the back
of the eye.
22. Visual cortex - Apart of the cerebral cortex that receives sensory nerve impulses sent
from the eyes.
23. Occipital lobes - Involved with vision located in the rear of the brain.
24. Wavelength -The distance between wave crest. Related to sound and electromagnetic
waves.
25. Hue- color or shade of a color
26. Intensity- how much power or strength something has
27. Brightness- the amplitude of light.
28. Complexity- the level of detail or intricacy contained within an image.
29. Saturation- complexity of light (how wide or narrow the range of wavelength)
30. Energy sense- activation of our senses. The process of understanding sensations.
Somesthetic senses such as vision, hearing, touch, kinesthetic, and vestibular.