Eye Structure
How many coats does the eye have?
3
cataracts, refractive error, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy.
What in the brain causes hallucinations?
chemical reactions
when the brain interprets a two-dimensional image as three-dimensional what can happen?
An optical illusion
What part of the eye does light hit to allow us to see?
The retina
What is the most common eye condition?(bonus 100 if you can state the statistic from the slide)
Cataracts (90% of Americans over 60)
What senses do hallucinations effect?
All of them
(true or false) Even once the brain understands an illusion it can still be deceived by it.
False
What parts of the eye are in the outer coat?
cornea and the sclera
What do most of these eye conditions commonly cause?
Vision Blurriness
What can hallucinations cause?
Schizophrenia or bipolar, drugs, side effects from meds,falling asleep, being drunk, being ill, lack of sleep etc.
What is visualization?
Your brain uses signals from the retina to make conclusions about what you are looking at and form a mental image
How many parts is the eye made of according to the image shown in the slides?
9
What part of the eye does cataracts effect?
Eye lens
What types of hallucinations affect sleep?
hypnopompic and hypnagogic hallucinations
What part of the brain processes images?
The visual cortex
What cell in the retina turns light into electrical signals?
photoreceptors
What is glaucoma?
damaging of the optic nerve that causes vision loss and/or blindness.
What are Proprioceptive Hallucinations?
they make you feel as if your body is moving or falling
What builds your perception of your surroundings?
Neurons