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Which path is likely to be damaged in a person who can describe an object in detail but struggles to physically interact with it?
Which path is likely to be damaged in a person who can describe an object in detail but struggles to physically interact with it?
- The auditory path
- The ventral path
- The olfactory path
- The dorsal path (correct)
What did David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel present to the retina initially, which caused little response from cortical cells?
What did David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel present to the retina initially, which caused little response from cortical cells?
- Edges of slides
- Complex images
- Dots of light (correct)
- Slides with various patterns
What shape did Hubel and Wiesel discover the cell was responding to?
What shape did Hubel and Wiesel discover the cell was responding to?
- Bar (correct)
- Circle
- Triangle
- Square
What did the research conducted by Hubel and Wiesel inspire?
What did the research conducted by Hubel and Wiesel inspire?
What type of slides was Hubel and Wiesel moving around that caused the first big response in a cortical cell?
What type of slides was Hubel and Wiesel moving around that caused the first big response in a cortical cell?
Which microelectrode has not been launched by Hubel and Wiesel's research?
Which microelectrode has not been launched by Hubel and Wiesel's research?
What was the framework mentioned by Torsten Wiesel that should be established before believing a result?
What was the framework mentioned by Torsten Wiesel that should be established before believing a result?
What aspect of postnatal development can neural connections be modulated by?
What aspect of postnatal development can neural connections be modulated by?
What type of pathways are the ventral and dorsal paths associated with?
What type of pathways are the ventral and dorsal paths associated with?
