Lesions to the Visual Pathway EXPLAINED

Lesions to the Visual Pathway EXPLAINED

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The video provides a comprehensive review of the visual pathway, explaining how vision travels from visual fields to brain cortices. It covers the structure of the retina, optic nerve, and optic chiasm, detailing the crossover of visual information. The role of the lateral geniculate nucleus and optic radiations in processing visual data is discussed. The video also examines the effects of lesions at various points in the visual pathway, including the retina, optic nerve, and optic tracts, and how these affect visual fields, leading to conditions like hemianopia.

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What new insight or understanding did you gain from this video?

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