AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The rods and cones are the site of transduction of light into a neural signal. Both rods and cones contain photopigments, which are pigments that undergo a chemical change when they absorb light.

Detailed explanation-2: -Visual transduction is the process in the eye whereby absorption of light in the retina is translated into electrical signals that ultimately reach the brain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The transduction (conversion) of light signals into nerve impulses is accomplished by some 125 million photoreceptors located in the deepest part of the retina.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rhodopsin photobleaching triggers the visual phototransduction process in the healthy retina. However, light absorption by this visual pigment-found in the rod outer segments (ROS) of photoreceptor cells-can also result in light-induced damage.

Detailed explanation-5: -The photoreceptors are responsible for sensory transduction in the visual system, converting light into electrical signals in the neurons.