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Pr<strong>of</strong>. Greg Francis 8/14/12Receptive fieldRecep<strong>to</strong>rsReceptive fields are very useful for studies <strong>of</strong> visual perceptionVision involves spatial patterns <strong>of</strong> lightThe back <strong>of</strong> the eyecontains tightlyLightpacked sensorscalled rods andcones that detectlight at a particularlocationPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityRecep<strong>to</strong>rsRecep<strong>to</strong>rsLight sensors (rods and cones) respond <strong>to</strong> lightat a particular location in the back <strong>of</strong> the eye produces a neural responseA recep<strong>to</strong>r has a simple receptive field it responds <strong>to</strong> light <strong>of</strong> the right wavelength (color) and the rightpositionLightPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityWhere nerves leavethe back <strong>of</strong> the eye,there are no lightrecep<strong>to</strong>rs light that hits this spot isnot visibleBlind spotBlind spotIn CogLab you mapped your blind spotmydatalookslikethisPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityPSY 200: Intro. <strong>to</strong> <strong>Cognitive</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> 2

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