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Visual system structure
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Bsc ED209 Mind Map on Visual system structure, created by charliestar04 on 17/09/2013.
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Visual system structure
Lens.
Accommodation inefficient = poor focus
Retina
Rods & cones sense light & colour
Cones migrate to forvea in early months, improving perception of colour & detail
Optic nerves
Formed but not myelinated til 3 mth.
Transmission of info slow
O.N. terminate in lateral geniculate nucleus
Lateral geniculate nucleus
Complex structure at base of brain
Retinal image mapped into LGN, enhances detail
Mature by 12 mth
Visual cortex
Different cells respond to different features
Light, dark, lines, size, colour & movement
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