Chapter 8 Visual Systems

Vision is very immature at birth and takes many years to become adult-like. The immaturities begin in the retina and extend to the primary visual cortex and throughout the dorsal and ventral extrastriate pathways. However, the rates of development differ for different key brain areas and the visual capabilities they allow. Here, we illustrate key functional limitations from the initially immature retina (poor acuity), primary visual cortex …