- used by the
visual system to form an
image of the environment, sight. Rods
primarily mediate scotopic vision (dim conditions)
whereas cones primarily mediate...
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Visual perception is the
ability to
detect light and use it to form and
image of the
surrounding environment.
Photodetection without image formation is...
- A
cone is a three-dimensional
geometric shape that
tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently,
though not necessarily, circular) to a
point called the...
-
Cone cells or
cones are
photoreceptor cells in the
retina of the
vertebrate eye.
Cones are
active in
daylight conditions and
enable Photopic vision, as...
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Vertebrate visual opsins are a
subclass of
ciliary opsins and
mediate vision in vertebrates. They
include the
opsins in
human rod and
cone cells. They...
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normal visual acuity or the 0.4 arc
minute diameter of a
foveal cone.
Because the
limit of
vernier acuity is well
below that
imposed on
regular visual acuity...
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Visual phototransduction is the
sensory transduction process of the
visual system by
which light is
detected by
photoreceptor cells (rods and
cones) in...
- also
explain why many
report more
visual snow in low
light conditions: "The
intrinsic dark
noise of
primate cones is
equivalent to ~4000
absorbed photons...
- are
within its
visual cone. The
visual cone is made up of
straight lines, or
visual rays,
extending outward from the eye.
These visual rays are discrete...
- Blue
cone monochromacy (BCM) is an
inherited eye
disease that
causes severe color blindness, poor
visual acuity, nystagmus, hemeralopia, and photophobia...
