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first color defect
x-linked
confuse red/green
red cones filled with green opsin
Why though that's so weird; body made total mistake |
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"second color defect"
same as protanopia except green cones filled with 'red' opsin |
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"third color defect"
actually missing blue (short wave-length) cones
visual acuity still normal because retinas naturally have very few blue cones |
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dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) |
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group of cell bodies within lateral geniculate body of the thalamus, recieves inputs from retina and projects to the priary visual cortex
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| one of two inner layers of neurons in LGN, transmits info necessary for the perception of form, movement, depth and small differences in brighteness to the primary visual cortex |
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| 1 of 4 outer layers of neurons in LGN, transmits info necessary for perception of color and fine details to PVC |
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| one of sublayers in LGN, ventral to each of the magnocellular and parvocellular layers; transmits info from blue cones to praimry visual cortex |
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