The Vision Process

“Vision,” says neuroscientist William Newsome, “happens in the brain, not the eye (Siegfried 1).” Although light enters the body through the eye, the majority of the processing takes place in the brain. A full quarter of the cerebral cortex is devoted to sight (Brownlee 1). Light is received through the eye as electromagnetic energy. What we see as visible light is only a small portion of the whole spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. This paper will be a …showed first 75 words of 1124 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1124 total…these studies. What we perceive to see is only a picture in our mind that is formed by light rays and sent to the brain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Brownlee, Shannon and Traci Watson; “The senses,” U.S. News & World Report, 1997. Goldberg, Morton F.; “Eye,” World Book Encyclopedia, 2000. Meyers, David G.; Psychology, Worth publishers; New York, NY, 1995. Siegfriend, Tom; “Eyesight Insight: Vision research is shedding light on the workings of the human brain,” The Dallas Morning News, 1995.