Visual perception

is that the visual system receives copious amounts of information. Attention permits the visual system to pinpoint a “subset” of that information for further processing and attention, dependent on either the properties of the stimulus (bottom up processing) or on a voluntary choice by the subject (top down processing). This article further examines these processes by looking at the influence of voluntary attention on the neural activity of the MT-MST complex, an area of the human visual cortex…

Are you an adventurous person? Do you like exploring several landmarks, which have amazing significance behind them? That's the feeling that HunterXHunter brings to the table, it shows how someone can embark into an incredible adventure if you really get your mind into it. I've never watched HunterXHunter beforec i went completely blind, and binged watched it in my Spring Break vacation; It had me crying, laughing, and feeling good thanks to the good storytelling and wonderful characters.…

availability, can mean making special accommodations to suits the specific needs of individuals or groups in order to effectively communicate (Henry, Abou-Zahra, & Brewer, 2014). For instance, when communicating online it is important to consider visual forms of accessibility. Color vision deficiency (CVD), is one such condition communicators should anticipate in webpage development (Colour Blindness, n.d.). Color Vision Deficiency According to colourblindawareness.org, a UK bases…

However, their extraordinary sense of visual imagery contradicts the notion of being disabled. Sacks uses these people to demonstrate the ability of the brain to adapt and develop. Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson’s “Selections from Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel…

we are consciously aware of it or not, is a fascinating one; and it is even more fascinating when you take into consideration phenomenon like blindsight. Blindsight, according to Dictionary.com, is “the ability to respond to visual stimuli without having any conscious visual experience; it can occur after some forms of brain damage.” The phenomenon of blindsight has been studied for many years by many different researchers because they have been astounded as to how this is possible. The…

Also vision is a big problem when people have a concussion. People's vision is very important when driving and when they're driving with a concussion it affects people’s eyesight. Some effects on people's eyesight is low vision, double vision, visual vision loss and many more. Many doctors send their patients to an optometrist about their eyesight depending on how serious it is. Lastly poor physical coordination can be dangerous. Good physical coordination is a big asset to have while driving…

Critical Reading: “The Blind Man” We live in a society where people are solely judged by their appearance. We allow the media and the internet to develop our opinions. Most of us no longer take the time to get to know each other and it's rather unfortunate. The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is very relatable and is a great example because it deals with the idea of looking versus actually seeing. One might think that those two words are interchangeable but Carver shows that…

Neurofibromatosis ! “ The most common disorder you’ve never heard of”. This was not suppose to happen to me. From what I thought I just had a struggle in school and that my so called Cafe Ola spots where just birthmarks, I just had over 50 of them. There were no other signs. How was I born with this disorder and not made aware of it until the age ten. Well here we go the story from where it all became real. I was starting the fourth grade at a new school Cross Creek Charter Academy. This was…

Teaching point: For patients with chronic ocular conditions, patient re-education is key. ____’s condition is consistent with wet macular degeneration. Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of legal blindness in North Americans 65 years of age or older. AMD is divided into two types: dry (also known as “nonexudative” or “non-neovascular”) and wet (also called “exudative” or “neovascular”). Approximately 10-15 percent of AMD cases involve dry AMD progressing to the more…

If you frequently dislocate your joints and have eye problems, the issues may be medical related. Frequent dislocation of joints may be caused by a connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which is due to a genetic mutation of the collagen in nearly each of your body's cells. Other common symptoms of EDS include muscle stiffness and tightness, popping or clicking joints when moving, and clumsiness. Now, you may be wondering how can these issues relate to the eyes. It's because…