The neuroanatomy of the visual system

Description

This seminar presents the neuroanatomy of the visual system and its importance in the development of movement, posture and sensorimotor function. The role of the visual system as a primary integrating system of all other sensory systems is presented with emphasis on the overriding influence of the visual system in learning, memory and motor control. Topics include: The Development of the Eye, Maturation of the Visual System, Basic Structures of the Eye, Vergence and Version, Strabismus, Visual Fields & Visual Pathways, The Occulo-Vestibulo-Cervical Triad, Parallel-Distributed Processing, The Role of the Cerebellum in Motor Control and Vision.

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274 min

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Date of Publication

2001

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Alexander Street

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