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Discussion 1 – Answer in 100 – 150 Words

There is a relationship between eye color and sensitivity to light. What is that relationship exactly and what causes some color eyes to be more sensitive than others?

 

Discussion 2 – Answer in 100 – 150 Words

Explain the process of perception.

 

Discussion 3 – Answer in 100 – 150 Words

Do humans actually have a “blind spot?” If so, what causes this blind spot and what are some disadvantages of it?

 

Discussion 4 – Answer in 100 – 150 Words

http://www.intechopen.com/books/visual-cortex-current-status-and-perspectives/models-of-information-processing-in-the-visual-cortex

Thoughts?

 

Discussion 5 – Answer in 100 – 150 Words

Refer to Figure 3.25 (b) in Ch. 3 of Sensation and Perception . Typically, the right side of the body is controlled and interpreted by the left hemisphere of the brain, and vice versa. How is this different in the visual system? Why?

 

Discussion 6 – Answer in 100 – 150 Words

Describe the role of light receptors in vision.

 

Discussion 7 – Answer in 100 – 150 Words
Explain the progression of visual cortex processing

 

Discussion 8 – Answer in 100 – 150 Words

Identify the biological factors that influence sensation and perception.

 

Discussion 9 – Answer in 100-150 Words

Here is a link to an interesting article about smell and the brain: 

http://www.brainfacts.org/sensing-thinking-behaving/senses-and-perception/articles/2015/making-sense-of-scents-smell-and-the-brain/