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Transduction

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The conversion of that physical energy to an electrochemical pattern in the neurons

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Coding

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The one-to-one correspondence between some aspects of the physical stimulus and some aspect of the nervous system activity

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Receptor potential

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A local depolarization or hyperpolarization of a receptor membrane

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Law of specific nerve energies

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Described by Johannes Müller 1838; whatever excited established a special kind of energy that nerve; any activity by particular always conveys the same kind of information to the brain

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Macula

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The portion of your retina with the greatest ability to resolve detail; at the center of the retina; includes the fovea

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Photopigments

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Chemicals that release energy when struck by light

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Trichromatic theory

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Also known as Young-Helmholtz theory; we perceive color through the relative rates of response by three kinds of cones, each kind maximally sensitive to different set of wavelengths

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Opponent-process theory

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We perceive color in terms of paired opposite: red versus green, yellow versus blue, and white versus black; Employed by bipolar cells that become excitatory or inhibitory

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Color constancy

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The ability to recognize the color of an object despite changes in light; Requires a comparison

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Reception

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The absorption of physical energy by the receptors