Final Exam Flashcards
(132 cards)
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Peripheral Nervous System consists of …
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Nerves
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Central Nervous System consists of ….
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Brain (Cerebrum and Brainstem) and Spinal Cord
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Innate Behavior
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Behavior that is hereditary
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Learned Behavior
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requires brain “plasticity”/ to be able to learn from repeated sequences
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Anterior/Rostral
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Front of body (face on human)
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Posterior/ Caudal
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Back of body (butt on human)
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dorsal/ superior
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top of body (head on human)
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ventral/inferior
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bottom of body (feet on human)
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medial
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center of body (belly button on human)
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lateral
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side of body (arms on human)
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meninges
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dura mater, arachnoid membrane, pia mater
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Coronal plane
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plane that cuts from ear to ear (separates front and back)
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horizontal plane
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cuts off top of brain
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sagittal plane
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separates left and right side of brain
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Frontal Lobe function
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motor/executive functions
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parietal lobe
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tactile functions
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temporal lobe function
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visual and auditory processing
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occipital lobe
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visual processing
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sulci
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furrow on the brain surface
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gyri
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ridge on surface of brain
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White matter
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myelin
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grey matter
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cell bodies
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the corpus callosum is a …
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branch of white matter that connects hemispheres
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Hindbrain contains the…
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Cerebellum
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Cerebellum size
sloths have smaller cerebellums therefore they move slower
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Midbrain consists of....
consists of tectum (superior colliculus and inferior colliculus)
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superior colliculus
part of tectum in midbrain, function is to help orientation of visual info
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inferior colliculus
part of tectum in midbrain, function is to process auditory info
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diencephalon
consists of thalamus
function: integrates sensory information coming from cortex
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Forebrain
consists of cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and basal ganglia
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cerebral cortex
consists of the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes and is responsible for higher level function like language, memory, and thoughts
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hippocampus function
function: learning and memory
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basal ganglia function
function: motor control/ executive functions
consists of substructures: caudate nucleus, putamen, and globus pallidus
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Right side of brain receives sensory info from the .... side and sends motor info to the ... side
Recieves sensory info from left and sends motor info to left
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Left side of brain receives sensory info from the ... side and sends motor info to the ... side
Receives sensory info from right and sends motor info to right
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dendrite
part of neuron that receives info
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soma
cell body of neuron (head of neuron)
function: location for internal cell mechanism
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axon
long chain of neuron
function: carry info from soma to terminal buttons, insulated by myelin which speeds up transmission
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thalamus function
function: to organize all sensory info, main relay center in brain, important for motor processing
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terminal buttons
small knobs at the end of the neuron that release neurotransmitters
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Astrocytes
- star shaped
- provides structural support/ nutrients, provides structure for blood brain barrier
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Microglia
- main immune cells in the CNS
- removes debris throughout brain
- (microglia sounds like bacteria)
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myelinating glia
- insulates axons and speeds up transmission
- comprised of oligodendrocytes and shwann cells
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oligodendrocytes
myelinate in CNS, many neurons at once
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schwann cells
myelinate in PNS, only one neuron at once
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Nucleus
function: contains genetic info
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Mitochondria
function: powerhouse of cell, creates ATP
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Transcription
DNA --> mRNA
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Translation
mRNA --> protein
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genotype
genetic makeup that gives instructions for physical and behavioral traints
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phenotype
physical and behavioral traits
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Chromosomes
23 pairs, 46 total
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autosomal chromosomes
genes for phenotype (22 pairs)
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sex chromosomes
determines biological sex (23rd pair)
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sodium
Na+ positively charged
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Potassium
K+ positively charged
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Chloride
Cl- negatively charged
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Diffusion
movement of ions down their concentration gradient
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concentration gradient
difference in concentration
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voltage gradient
difference in charges
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Equilibrium potential
occurs when concentration and electrical gradients are equal in strength and opposite in direction
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resting membrane potential (RMP)
-70 mv
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K+
low conc outside
high conc inside
concentration gradient is outside, voltage gradient is inside
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Cl-
high conc outside
low conc inside
concentration gradient is inside, voltage gradient is outside
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Na+
Low conc outside
High conc inside
concentration gradient is inside, voltage gradient is inside
*sodium wants to go inside the cell but it cannot because sodium channels are not open at rest
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Sodium potassium pump
moves 3 Na+ ions out of the cell and brings 2K+ ions inside the cell
*net negative effect
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depolarization
EPSP (more positive)
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hyperpolarization
IPSP (more negative)
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Na+ Channels
IPSP - flowing out of cell
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K+ Channels
IPSP - flowing out of cell
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Cl- Channels
IPSP - flowing into cell
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threshold of excitation
-50 mV
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what triggers action potential?
voltage gated sodium channels open when excitation threshold is met
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during depolarization...
Na+ flows in and becomes more positive
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hyperpolatization
K+ flows out, neurons become negative
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saltatory conduction
action potential jumps node to node down the axon
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communication within a neuron is ...
electrical
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communication between neurons is ...
chemical
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presynaptic membrane
end of one neuron
stores and then releases neurotransmitters
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synaptic cleft
gap between pre and post where they travel to get from one to another
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post synaptic membrane
beginning of next neuron
contains receptors that NT attach to, picks up message from presynaptic membrane
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axodentritic synapse
presynaptic terminal button connects to postsynaptic dendrites
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axosomatic
presynaptic terminal button connects to postsynaptic soma
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axoaxonic
presynaptic terminal button connects to postsynaptic axon
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Steps of neural transmission
Synthesis: NT synthesized/mode in neuron from precursor molecules (occurs in presynaptic membrane)
Packaging: NT are packaged into vesicles and move to terminal buttons and wait for action potential
(occurs in presynaptic membrane)
Neurotransmitter release: calcium is released when AP is reached, triggers vesicles to bind to fuse to presynaptic membrane
(occurs in presynaptic membrane)
Binding: NT travel across synaptic cleft and attaches to receptors on post synaptic membrane
Inactivation: diffusion, degradation, or reuptake
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kinds of inactivation
a) diffusion: NT diffuse/float away
b) degradation: broken down by enzymes
c) reuptake: taken back up by presynaptic neurons
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types of binding receptors
iontropic: receptors with ion channels that open directly by binding (one step)
metatropic: open an ion channel indirectly by using G-proteins and secondary messenger (multiple steps)
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acetylcholine (precursor, main function, receptors, inactivation)
precursor: choline + acetate
function: waking behavior, attention, memory, muscle activation
receptors: nicotinic and muscarinic
inactivation: AchE
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Dopamine (precursor, main function, receptors, inactivation)
precursor: tyrosine --> L dopa --> dopamine
function: motor behavior and addictive/ repetitive behaviors
receptors: dopamine receptors 1-5 (all metatropic)
inactivation: reuptake by dopamine transporters, degraded by MAO
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Glutamate (precursor, main function, receptors, inactivation)
precursor: glutamine --> glutamate
function: main excitatory NT in the brain
receptors: AMPA and NMDA
inactivation: reuptake by excitatory amino acid transporters
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GABA
precursor: glutamine --> glutamate --> GABA
function: main inhibitory NT in brain
receptors: GABAa and GABAb
inactivation: reuptake by GABA receptors
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oral drug administration
by mouth and absorbed in digestive tract
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inhalation drug administration
inhaled and absorbed by lungs
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topical drug administration
absorbed through skin
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injections
injected in blood (IV) or muscle (IM)
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brain drug administration
small enough to pass through the blood brain barrier
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Drugs mimicking precursor molecules
synthesis
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drugs causing less NT to be packaged into vesicles
packaging
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drugs blocking calcium from entering the cell
NT release
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drugs binding and activating a NT receptor
receptors/ binding (fourth step)
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drugs blocking transporters that cause reuptake
inactivation
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agonist drugs
enhance the effect of a NT
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antagonist drugs
decrease effect of a NT
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acetylcholine
nicotine: activates ach receptor (agonist)
botulinum: causes paralysis/ prevents release of ach (antagonist)
black widow venom: causes paralysis/ promotes release of ach (agonist)
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Dopamine
cocaine/ritalin: blocks DA transporters, DA remaines in synapse (agonist)
amphetamine/ meth: causes DA transporters to run in reverse, more DA in synapse (agonist)
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Seratonin
MDMA: activates 5HT receptors (agonist)
LSD: blocks 5HT receptors (agonist)
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glutamate
PCP: blocks NMDA receptors (antagonist)
Ketamine: mech unknown (antagonist)
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Morris Water Maze (measuring behavior)
measures spacial learning and memory
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Freezing (measuring behavior)
measures anxiety: how long rodents stay in one place
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Anhedonia
reduced ability to feel pleasure (when a rodent doesn't drink enough sugar water)
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Single cell recordings (electrical activity)
measure electric activity for one neuron using an electrode
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electro-encephalogram (EEG) (electrical activity)
measures electric activity for many neurons
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fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging)
it measures oxygenated blood flow to the brain, indicates what region of the brain is active
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PET (positon emission tomography)
detects change in blood-flow in the brain
uses radioactive markers
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DTI (diffusion tensor imaging)
measures movement of water molecules, shows neural tracks (myelination)
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Surgical (lesions)
can remove part of the brain (permanent)
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High Intensity focused ultrasound (lesions)
points beams through the head which heats and destroys tissue at beam intersections (permanent)
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Reversible (lesions)
GABA agonist
- causes IPSPs
- temporarily inhibits a brain region
(reversible/ not permanent)
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Knock in (transgenetics)
add in a gene to genome
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knock out (transgenetics)
makes a gene defective of missing, prevents the production of a protein
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channelrhodopsin-2 (optogenetics: what color activates it, does it depolarize/activate or hyperpolarize/inhibit a neuron)
- activated by blue light
- depolarizes/ activates a neuron
- causes neuron to fire
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Halorhodopsin (optogenetics: what color activates it, does it depolarize/activate or hyperpolarize/inhibit a neuron)
- activated by yellow light
- hyperpolarizes/inhibits the neuron
- prevents neuron from firing
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Visual System
1) signal from environment: light
2) detected by sensory receptors: receptors convert physical stimulus into electrical signal (transduction)
3) relayed to the brain: visual receptor --> thalamus --> cerebral cortex
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Structures of the eye
pupil: hole in iris that lets in light
iris: colored muscle that controls how much light enters the eye
retina: contains photoreceptors that detect light
optic nerve: carries info from retina into brain
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structures of retina
photoreceptors: site of transduction (rods and cones)
fovea: detects light from center of visual field (cones)
optic disc/blind spot: spot where optic nerve leaves
retinal ganglion cells: receive info from bipolar cells, axons from optic nerve send info back into the brain
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optic chiasm
- partial crossover of axons
- after the chaism all of the left visual field info is in the right hemisphere and all of the right visual field info is in the left hemisphere
- each hemisphere receives info from both eyes and one side of the visual field
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retinal ganglion cells
detects pixels, donut shaped receptive field consisting of the "center" and "surround"
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on center retinal ganglion cells
fire a lot when light hits center, inhibits firing when light hits the surround of the receptive area
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off center retinal ganglion cells
fire a lot when light hits surround, inhibits firing when light hits the center of the receptive area
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V1, primary visual cortex
detects lines and movement
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Dorsal (v1) pathway
"how" pathway: identifies how to interact with an object
occipital lobe --> parietal
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Ventral (v1) pathway
"what" pathway: Identifies what something is
occipital lobe --> temporal lobe
