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circadian rhythms

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refers to the body’s natural 24- hour cycle matched to the day / night cycle of light and dark

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what changes during those 24 hours?

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body temperature, arousal/energy, and mental sharpness

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“larks” and “owls”?

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daily rhythms vary from person to person - OWLS evening peak -> 20 year olds
- LARKS morning peak -> 50 year olds

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what to SCN neuron’s link to?

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pinsal gland which secretes melatonin

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BRAC: Basic Rest Activity Cycle

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Beta waves occur when awake and alert (15-30 cps)
Alpha waves occur when relaxed and drowsy (8-12 cps)

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Stages of Sleep - Stage 1 is:

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light sleep
theta waves (3.5-7.5 cps)
lasts few minutes
may experience body jerks

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Stage 2 of Sleeping

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sleep deepens - muscles more relaxed
harder to awaken

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Stage 3 of Sleeping

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sleep deepens
regular appearance of delta waves (0.5-2 cps)

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Stage 4 of Sleeping

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sleep deepens
delta waves dominate pattern
stage 3 + 4 = “slow wave sleep”
after stage 4, go back through earlier stages stage 3 then 2 but not another stage 1 instead a new one appears = REM

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R.E.M (Rapid Eye Movement)

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high arousal, frequent dreaming
EUGENE ASERINSKY’S discovery - 1953, dreams occurred during periods of wild brain activity of wild brain activity and REM sleep

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what happens during R.E.M?

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heart rate rises, breathing becomes rapid, sleep paralysis occurs sometimes known as “paradoxical sleep” and genitals are aroused (may not be caused by dream and stay this way after REM is over)

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falling asleep

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regulated by basal forebrain + regions of brainstem

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r.e.m sleep continued…

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regulated by brainstem (reticular formation)
- limbic system activity increases
-motor cortex active but signals are blocked
-decreased activity in prefrontal cortex

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why do we sleep?

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its evolutionary, and an evolved sleep wake pattern increases the chance of survival
it also reduces PREDATION
& optimizes food acquisition
- mechanism for conserving energy

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restoration + evolutionary theories

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  • contribute to 2 factor model of sleep
    INSOMNIA - most common sleep disorder (10-40%) of the population
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Pseudoinsomniacs

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complain of insomnia but sleep normally
they truly believe they have insomnia

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Insomnia treatments =

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stimulus control
- based on learning principles
- associate stimuli in sleep environment only with sleep

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Cataplexy (Narcolepsy)

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sudden loss of muscle tone, cause is unknown and it might be genetic it has EXTREME daytime sleepiness and sudden uncontrollable sleep attacks

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sleep apnea

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repeated cycle in which breathing stops and restarts during sleep about 1-5% of population
- lasts 20-40 seconds up to 1 min
severe cases = 400-500 times a night COMMON CAUSE - obstruction of upper airway

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sleepwalking

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occurs in stage 3 + 4
common in children 10-30%
causes - hereditary, stress, alcohol
treatment –> psychotherapy, hypnosis

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hallucinogens

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modifys brain chemistry
crosses blood - brain barrier
facilitates synaptic transmission

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agonists

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increase neurotransmitter activity

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antagonists

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inhibit to decrease neurotransmitter activity

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tolerence/ withdrawal

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decrease in responsively to drug (need larger dose)
neural - up regulation / homeostasis
metabolic: down regulation
induction of enzymes in the liver
behavioural = learning to recognize and compensate for effects of intoxication

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environment is a powerful influence
classical conditioning - environment becomes associated with drug - physical setting triggers compensatory responses
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depressants
decrease nervous system activity
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nervous system depressant
initial upper phase then brain centres become depressed - increases activity of GABA (main inhibitory neurotransmitter) decreases activity if glutamate (major excitatory neurotransmitter) combination creates "high" & then down phase
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alcohol myopia
shortsightedness in thinking
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tranquilizers
depress nervous system ex. sleeping pills highly addictive
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amphetamines
increase dopamine + nonepinephrine - heavy use can produce amphetamine psychosis
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ecstacy
- MDMA - feelings of pleasure and empathy - interferes with serotonin reuptake warmth
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cocaine
- blocks reuptake of norepinephrine - fever, convulsions, hallucinations, delusions
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crack
chemically converted form effects are faster and more intense then coke
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opium
product of poppy plant - morphine, codeine, heroin derived from opium = "opiates" 2% of Americans have used heroin 25% of them have become addicted
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behaviourism
treated organism as tabula rasa john watson + little albert
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ethology
focused on animal behaviour in natural environments
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personal adaptation
involved learning interactions with immediate + past environments
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species adaptation
involves natural selection adaptations passed on thru genes become part of species "nature"
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influences of culture
skills, patterns of social behaviour, beliefs and preferences, sense of identity, how brain organizes perception
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habituation
decreases in response strength to a repeated stimulus - not the same as sensory habituation habituation = simple form of learning sensory habituation
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classical conditioning
when a NEUTRAL STIMULUS produces a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally produces a response, first studied by IVAN PAVLOV
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Ivan Pavlov
studied salivary responses in dogs which is a natural response and no learning is involved noted - dogs salivate at sounds ex. footsteps, tone
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acquisition
period during which association is being learned have stimulus + a response to it which requires no learning and pair this response with another stimulus
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UCS - UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS
draws out a reflexive or innate, unconditioned response without prior learning
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UCR - UNCONDITIONED RESPONSE
response drawn out by UCS without prior learning
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CONDITIONED STIMULUS (CS)
through association with UCS, comes to draw out a conditioned response similar to the original UCR
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CONDITIONED RESPONSE (CR)
response is drawn out by a conditioned stimulus
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are CR and CS the same thing?
yes they are, what draws them out/ elicits them is different
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therapies
- exposure therapy extinction of CR through exposure to CS without presence of UCS
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systematic desensitization
muscular relaxation paired with gradual exposure to fear inducing stimulus
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flooding
exposure to fearful stimulus
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UR exposure therapy
effective for phobias
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influences of classical conditioning
attraction of other people positive, negative attitudes
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conditioned aversions
dislike a certain food / drink bc u got sick previously by it before
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real life examples of classical conditioning
coyotes killing sheep - problem to sheep farmers study unconditioned coyotes not to eat the sheep sheep meat (CS) sprinkled with a chemical (UCS) that would produce a stomachache (UCR) --> AFTER COYOTES ATE THE TREATED MEAT, THEY AVOIDED THE LIVE SHEEP (CR) in the Rescorla- Wagner model of classical conditioning a CS serves to set up an expectation. The expectation in turn leads to an array of behaviour associated with the presence of the CS.
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ESCAPE conditioning
learn responses to terminate aversive stimuli
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AVOIDANCE conditioning
learn responses to avoid aversive stimuli
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what is the TWO factor theory of avoidance
both classical conditioning and operant conditioning and association between 2 stimuli develops classical conditioning
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negative reinforcement maintains avoidance response
operant conditioning
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what are the neural elements of operant conditioning
reward centers of the brain are located in the limbic system
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what are the structures and pathways in the brain that deliver rewards through stimulation:
medial forebrain bundle, hypothalamus, nucleus accumbent
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what are the 4 steps of modelling
attention, retention, reproduction, motivation
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3 processes of memory
encoding --> translating into neural code - storage: retained overtime - retrieval: pulled back out
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know how an experiment is run
explain a memory test
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sensory memory
briefly holds sensory info -iconic stores and visual information lasts fraction of a second
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echoic stores
auditory info lasts about 2 seconds partial trace can last longer SENSORY REGISTERS ARE INITIAC INFO
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iconic memory test
when a grid of letters is flashed on a screen for only 1/20th of a second, it is difficult to recall individual letters. But if prompted to remember a particular now right after the grid is shown, research participants will do so with high accuracy
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short term / working memory
temporary holds limited amount of information, stores and processes info of which we are conscious
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how to increase short term memory
chunking, combining individual items into larger units of meaning "shelf life" of 20 secs for info rapidly lost unless we actively do something abt it a 1959 experiment showed how quickly short term memory fades without rehearsal
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3 components of short term memory at work
phonological loop (auditory storage) visual spatial sketchpad central executive (directs attention, integration of input and involvement of pre frontal cortex)
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long term memory
recency effect info still in short term memory known as "double dissociation" encoding - effortful processing auto processing - recalling what you did yesterday
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prior knowledge shapes encoding
development of expert knowledge process of developing schemas ex. chess players
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types of long term memory
declarative - can be verbalized 2 categories - episodic --> personal experiences - semantic --> general factual knowledge procedural = non declarative memory = reflected in skills and actions
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explicit memory
conscious intentional memory retrieval
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implicit memory
memory influences behaviour - no conscious awareness
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what is the case of henry molaison
the removal of his hippocampus at 27 ended his seizures but also ended his ability to form new explicit memories and Henry could learn new skills, procedures, locations of objects but had no memory of the instructors
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genotype
the set of genes that an individual inherits
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phenotype
observable properties of the body and behavioural traits
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how are genes passed along thru reproduction?
dan exists in chromosomes the normal human cell has 23 chromosome pairs - all humans have 22 of these pairs, the last pair is XX chromosomes for females and XY for males
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mitosis
when cells (other then reproductive cells) divide to create identical cells
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meiosis
reproductive cells replicate and divide many times to create non-identical cells
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external validity
can the results be applied to other people, setting and conditions - property of an experiment in which the variables have been operationally defined in a normal, typical or realistic way
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ACh
control of behaviour learning and memory = memory loss = convulsions
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dopamine
voluntary movement experiencing pleasure - linked to Parkinson's and schizophrenia
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divisions of nervous system
CNS (central nervous system) - brain + spinal cord Peripheral Nervous System - connects CNS w/ muscles, glands and sensory receptors Somatic Nervous System - sensory + motor neurons bind to create nerves and transmits messages to sensory receptors
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automatic nervous system
controls glands and smooth muscles in body organs - sympathetic nervous system: arouses body "fight or flight"
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parasympathetic nervous system
slows down body processes
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spinal cord
most nerves enter / leave thru spinal cord spinal reflexes do not involve the brain
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brain
1.4kg --> 2% of body weight but 20% of oxygen metabolic rate = constant increases slightly when dreaming
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dr. Wilder Penfield
- founded montreal neurological institute 1934 he stimulated parts of the cortex with mild electrical current - mapped multiple areas= motor + sensory areas; areas for smell, touch etc.
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electrical recording (eeg)
records electrical activity of thousands of neutrons some EEG patterns correspond to wakefulness and sleep
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MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
measures response to magnetic pulse more sensitive then CT or PET scan
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medulla
heart rate + respiration neurone cross over
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pons
regulate sleep, dreaming and respiration
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cerebellum
muscular movement learning + memory
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frontal lobes
self awareness, planning, initiative, responsibility and emotional experience
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pre frontal cortex
goal setting, judgement and planning
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left hemisphere of brain
verbal, logical abilities, positive emotions
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right hemisphere
spatial relations, melodies, negative emotions
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neural plasticity
change in structure and function
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transduction
what takes place when many sensors in the body convert physical signals from the environment into encoded neural signals sent to the CNS
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What does lowering the absolute threshold do?
highers the intensity
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what can signal detection theory show us?
perception is a decision how bold or cautious are we?
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what is the signal detection theory?
ask participants to indicate if they percieved a stimulus 2 conditions - stimulus present; absent 4 possible outcomes= hit, miss, false alarm, correct rejection
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vision
light waves measured in nanometers
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cornea
transparent protective structure
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pupil
adjustable opening that controls amount of light
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lens
elastic structure for focusing thinner to focus on nearby objects
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retina
photoreceptors transduce light energy into electrical impulses
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myopia
nearsightedness eyeball is longer - back to front
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hyperopia
farsightedness eyeball is too short lens focuses light behind retina
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what are the 2 types of photoreceptors
cones = for colour and detail function = best in high illumination rods = function best in low illumination - 500 times more sensitive to light than cones
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what do rods and cells have in common?
they have synaptic connections with bipolar cells and bipolar cells synapse with ganglion cells
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visual transduction
actiion of photopigments -absorption of light changes rate of neurotransmitter releases and the greater rate of release = stronger the signal is passed on

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