How can you see this question? Now that you know all about the visual system, a question such as this is simple! Trace the process of vision from the moment light energy hits the retina until the time the signal reaches the visual cortex in the brain
Include a short description of the concept of receptive fields and the work of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel that won them the Nobel Prize.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The pathway includes the pupil, the lens, and the retina. On this path accommodation occurs. Mention the ciliary muscles and focusing. Describe the lens and what happens to it as it ages. Include photoreceptors, fovea, blind spot, and optic nerve. Discuss receptive fields and the discovery that different cells at different levels of the visual system respond most strongly to different patterns of visual stimulation.
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