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Ascending Sensory Information Is Relayed from One Nucleus to Another

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Ascending sensory information is relayed from one nucleus to another in a series of steps, which permits modulation of the response, but this processing takes time. Why is this delay in response not dangerous to the organism?


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Intensity of Nonspectral Color

The degree of strength or vividness of a color that does not correspond to a single wavelength of light but is perceived as a mixture of wavelengths.

McCullough After-effect

A phenomenon where prolonged viewing of colored stimuli causes an object to appear in complementary colors when subsequently viewed on a white background.

Pool Their Signals

This concept involves combining multiple indicators or signals to enhance decision-making or analysis.

Bipolar Cells

Bipolar cells are a type of neuron found in the retina, acting as a middle layer that relays signals from photoreceptors to ganglion cells.

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