We navigate the world using our senses—and our most important sense is probably our sense of sight. Our eyes take in light from the outside world and translate it into a code that our minds can manipulate, but this is a very complex process. In this video, we’ll see how our mind takes in and interprets visual information to give us an understanding of the world around us.
0:00 – Intro
2:14 – Sensation
5:14 – The retina
10:51 – Geniculostriate pathway
12:48 – Top-down processing
24:38 – Face blindness
28:22 – Blindsight
32:08 – Key concepts
Sources:
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Gegenfurtner, Bloj & Toscani (2015). The many colours of ‘the dress’. [ Ссылка ]
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Cowey & Stoerig (1991). The neurobiology of blindsight. [ Ссылка ]
Weiskranz (1996). Blindsight revisited. [ Ссылка ]
3D model of the optic tract. [ Ссылка ]
60 Minutes: Face Blindness. [ Ссылка ]
