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| the initial process of encoding environmental energy. |
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| the process of interpreting the information received from the senses. |
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| bend light from the environment to create an image on the retina (a layer of nerve cells at the back of the eye) |
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| The photo-receptors (the rods and cones)- |
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| convert the light energy to electrical signals when light particles break apart their photo-pigments. |
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| very sensitive to light, do not support color vision, and are used in low illumination. |
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| The cones are smaller.... |
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| less sensitive to light, can be used to see colors, and are used in high illumination. |
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| Adaptation to the dark occurs as the photo-receptors... |
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| regenerate their photo-pigments |
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| Each retina is connected to the brain by an optic nerve... |
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| The optic nerves each consist of about one million ganglion cells. |
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