After reading this chapter, you will be able to

10.1 Describe the functions of structures within the eye.
10.2 Illustrate the processing pathways of visual information from the eye up to cortical brain areas.
10.3 Compare the major theories of color processing.
10.4 Contrast the major theories of form processing.
10.5 Discuss how visual information is segregated and reconstructed in the visual system.
10.6 Identify how action potentials and synaptic transmission can produce a variety of visual experiences.
10.7 Predict how damage to specific portions of the visual system will impact a person’s visual perceptions.