38 min listen
Episode 45: Vision Part 1
ratings:
Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We commence our grant journey to understand the visual system by examining the eye, its anatomical structure and physiological properties. I discuss image formation in the eye, including an explanation of the role of the lens, iris, and cornea. I also explain the phototransduction, the fascinating molecular process by which photons falling on the retina are converted into neural signals that the brain can interpret. Recommended prelistening: Episode 18 - Biochemistry Basics, Episode 25 - Tissues, Organs and Systems, Episode 32 - Light and Optics, Episode 38 - Neurons and Synapses.
Released:
Mar 11, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 1: Explaining Gravity: A discussion of gravity, beginning with a history of the concept from the ancient Greeks though to Newton. Also includes an explain Newton’s universal law of gravitation, how orbits work, how astronauts experience gravity in space, and how gravity causes... by The Science of Everything Podcast