1. Eyes Ch. 4 The Visual System: The Brain

1. Blind Sight

1.1. the presence of visual abilities even though a person experiences blindness because of damage to V1

1.2. Scotoma:

1.2.1. an area of partially or completely destroyed cells, resulting in a blind spot in a particular region of the visual field

2. Visual Pathway

2.1. 1. Eyes

2.1.1. Retinal Organization

2.1.1.1. Nasal

2.1.1.1.1. Right Field of Vision (right side)

2.1.1.1.2. left field of vision (left side)

2.1.1.2. Temporal

2.1.1.2.1. right field of vision (left side)

2.1.1.2.2. Left field of vision (right side)

2.1.2. Axon

2.1.2.1. 10% Axons

2.1.2.1.1. Superior colliculus, frontal eye field, and pineal gland

2.1.2.2. 90 % Axons

2.1.2.2.1. 2. Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN)/Thalmus

2.2. 3. Visual Cortex/Occipital lobe (back of brain)

3. Development