visual perception
id: GO:0007601
name: visual perception
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The series of events required for an organism to receive a visual stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Visual stimuli are detected in the form of photons and are processed to form an image.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0051356 | visual perception involved in equilibrioception |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0050953 | sensory perception of light stimulus |