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Decks in this class (15)

Introduction: Philosophy, Psychology & Neuroscience of Perception
What is sensation,
What is perception,
What are the neural requirements ...
17  cards
From Neurones to Psychophysics
What is sensory transduction,
What are the different sensory tr...,
What is a receptor potential
27  cards
Electophysilology I: Spikes, Graded Potentials & Synaptic Integration
What is used to evaluate the elec...,
What is an electroencephalogram eeg,
What are the frequency elements o...
37  cards
Electophysilology II - the basis of bioelectricity
What is the difference between io...,
What are the electrical terms,
What are the ion distributions ac...
24  cards
Electrophysiology III: The Hodgkin-Huxley Model
What is the hodgkin huxley model,
What is the ionic driving force v,
What changes the ionic driving force
15  cards
Sensory Transduction & Ion Channels: Photoreceptors
Key receptor types,
What is the electrophysiology of ...,
Why is a membrane potential of 45...
33  cards
Sensory Transduction & Ion Channels: Mechanoreceptors
What are mechanoreceptors,
What are hair cells,
What are the different types of m...
20  cards
Sensory Transduction & Ion Channels: Thermo-Chemo-Nociceptors
What are thermoreceptors,
How do thermoreceptors sense chan...,
What is the boundary between some...
10  cards
The Eye and the Retina
What is the direct pathway throug...,
What are the first neurones in th...,
What does light focus onto in the...
51  cards
The Primary Visual Pathway & Cortex
What is the relay between the ret...,
What are the receptive fields of ...,
How are dlgn receptive fields sim...
39  cards
Measuring Visual Acuity
What is the visual angle,
What does the image size depend on,
What limits the resolving power o...
25  cards
Primary Visual Cortex & Beyond
What is the striate cortex,
What is the extrastriate visual c...,
Which neurones would be required ...
22  cards
Overview of Colour Vision
What is light also known as,
What is light electromagnetic rad...,
Where does visible light fall in ...
22  cards
Mechanisms of Colour Vision
What is the trichromatic theory o...,
What are metamers,
What is the limitation of trichro...
18  cards
Evolution and genetics of colour vision
What are visual pigments,
What do visual pigments consist of,
What are opsins
9  cards

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