the absorption of light and its use for biological purposes such as vision in animals and photosynthesis in plants
photoreception in American English
(ˌfoutourɪˈsepʃən)
noun
the physiological perception of light
Derived forms
photoreceptive
adjective
Word origin
[1905–10; photo- + reception]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cadre, overcall, persona, revolving door, scroungephoto- is a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix photo- include: photogenic, photography, photogravure, photolithography, photorealism
Examples of 'photoreception' in a sentence
photoreception
Experiments indicated that the spicules function in vivo as a nonocular photoreception system.
Xiaohong Wang, Lu Gan, Klaus P. Jochum, Heinz C. Schröder, Werner E. G. Müller 2011, 'The Largest Bio-Silica Structure on Earth: The Giant Basal Spicule from the Deep-SeaGlass Sponge Monorhaphis chuni', Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/540987. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Melanopsin photoreception plays a vital role in irradiance detection for non-image forming responses to light.
Ma'ayan Semo, Carlos Gias, Ahmad Ahmado, Eriko Sugano, Annette E Allen, Jean M Lawrence,Hiroshi Tomita, Peter J Coffey, Anthony A Vugler 2010, 'Dissecting a role for melanopsin in behavioural light aversion reveals a responseindependent of conventional photoreception.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2993953?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cataract extraction improves circadian photoreception at any age.
Mendoza-Mendieta ME, Lorenzo-Mejía AA 2016, 'Associated depression in pseudophakic patients with intraocular lens with and withoutchromophore', Clinical Ophthalmologyhttps://www.dovepress.com/associated-depression-in-pseudophakic-patients-with-intraocular-lens-w-peer-reviewed-article-OPTH. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It suggests that the function of photoreception was once lost during the evolution of rhodopsin genes.
Libing Shen, Chao Chen, Hongxiang Zheng, Li Jin 2013, 'The Evolutionary Relationship between Microbial Rhodopsins and Metazoan Rhodopsins',The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/435651. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Moreover, cilia have emerged as key players in numerous physiological, developmental, and sensory processes such as hearing, olfaction, and photoreception.
Nathalie Falk, Marlene Lösl, Nadja Schröder, Andreas Gießl 2015, 'Specialized Cilia in Mammalian Sensory Systems', Cellshttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/4/3/500. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)