Identifier |
20000329_nanos_pupilsympos_01 |
Title |
Anatomy of the Pupillary Light Reflex: A Historical Perspective |
Creator |
Michael Rosenberg |
Affiliation |
Edison, New Jersey |
Subject |
Pupillary Light Reflex; Anatomy; Historical Perspective; Peripheral Components; Optic Chiasm; Central Pathways; Visual Cortex |
Description |
One can look at the history of our knowledge regarding the pupillary light reflex as a series of overlapping stories reflecting the human condition. We have abilities to see new avenues and gain new insights that can be extraordinary. We have an even more remarkable ability to ignore the new insights of others if they interfere with our own preconceived notions of how we think things really are. It is the story of several revolutions rather than a slow evolution. These progressions varied over time as new mechanisms for probing the workings of the nervous system were developed. Despite the fact that the pupillary light reflex is fairly simple compared to other aspects of visual processing, with a minimum of way stations and decussations, we are still confused and intrigued by it. We can look forward to many more years of learning how it really works and which of our definite conclusions are wrong. |
Date |
1999-03-18 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2000 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2000: Pupil |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2000. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6xh2xpz |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
182398 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xh2xpz |