It Has Become Clear in Recent Years That Perception of Color

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Short Answer

It has become clear in recent years that perception of color appears to involve sequential stages of information processing; in the first stage the cones seem to follow the ____________________ theory and in the later stages the cells in the retina,LGN and visual cortex seem to follow the ____________________ theory.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals located and released in the brain to allow an impulse from one nerve cell to pass to another nerve cell.

Electron Microscope

A type of microscope that uses a beam of electrons to create an image of a specimen, offering higher resolution than traditional light microscopes.

Synaptic Structure

Refers to the physical and functional arrangement of synapses, which are the points of communication between neurons, allowing for the transmission of signals.

Action Potential

Large, brief reversal in the polarity of an axon membrane.