Relier Pairs Visual Pathway VocabVersion en ligne Visual pathway vocab par Aubrey Jeng 1 Ganglion cells 2 Thalamus 3 Optic chiasm 4 Transduction 5 Photoreceptors 6 Optic nerve 7 Bipolar cells 8 Rods and cones 9 Visual cortex occipital lobe Receives sensory information and sends it to the visual cortex Cells that respond to light. Transports impulses from the retina to the brain. Combines information from the visual receptors and sends it to the ganglion cells Interprets visual stimuli and information. Types of photoreceptors Relays information from the retina to the brain through the optic nerve. Where the two optic nerves meet. The process of turning environmental energy into nervous impulses