If I shine a light in only one of your eyes, making sure not to get any light in the other eye, both eyes would constrict their pupils. Even if an eye does not receive stimulus, it can have a contralateral response. Explain why

If I shine a light in only one of your eyes, making sure not to get any light in the other eye, both eyes would constrict their pupils. Even if an eye does not receive stimulus, it can have a contralateral response. Explain why

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Lauralee Sherwood

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Chapter6: The Peripheral Nervous System: Afferent Division; Special Senses

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