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You read a paper that studied the object recognition abilities of a group of patients with temporal lobe lesions. That paper describes what sort of cognitive psychology research?
You read a paper that studied the object recognition abilities of a group of patients with temporal lobe lesions. That paper describes what sort of cognitive psychology research?
- Experimental cognitive psychology
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Computational modelling
- Cognitive neuropsychology (correct)
You are designing an experiment to test your hypothesis that the strength of the physical connections between the occipital lobe and temporal lobe underlies participants' speed of face recognition. What method from cognitive neuroscience is the most appropriate to use?
You are designing an experiment to test your hypothesis that the strength of the physical connections between the occipital lobe and temporal lobe underlies participants' speed of face recognition. What method from cognitive neuroscience is the most appropriate to use?
- Electroencephalography
- vent-related potentials
- Diffusion tensor imaging (correct)
- Functional MRI
EEG and ERPs have high spatial resolution.
EEG and ERPs have high spatial resolution.
False (B)
What is Diffusion Tensor Imaging?
What is Diffusion Tensor Imaging?
DTI produces a map of white matter.
DTI produces a map of white matter.
How many Teslas (1 = 10,000 Gauss) does the magnetic field of an MRI have?
How many Teslas (1 = 10,000 Gauss) does the magnetic field of an MRI have?
Define the Bottom - up approach.
Define the Bottom - up approach.
Subtraction Logic = Method used to isolate cognitive processes.
Subtraction Logic = Method used to isolate cognitive processes.
Information that hits the right side of the retina gets processes in the left side of the Visual cortex and thalamus.
Information that hits the right side of the retina gets processes in the left side of the Visual cortex and thalamus.
List the properties of visual neurons.
List the properties of visual neurons.
Lateral inhibition - when two neurons next to each other are firing one inhibits the other. This leads to enhancement in edges and lines in what we see.
Lateral inhibition - when two neurons next to each other are firing one inhibits the other. This leads to enhancement in edges and lines in what we see.
Blindsight is due to...
Blindsight is due to...
The Geniculostriate route is for unconscious vision.
The Geniculostriate route is for unconscious vision.
What are the symptoms of patients with Blind sights?
What are the symptoms of patients with Blind sights?
Colour constancy = the brain creates a construction of our perception (seeing objects in their original colour even in the presence of coloured light). This is a top down influence.
Colour constancy = the brain creates a construction of our perception (seeing objects in their original colour even in the presence of coloured light). This is a top down influence.
Hering 1878 states
Hering 1878 states
Which range of the visible light spectrum is the human eye is most sensitive to light.
Which range of the visible light spectrum is the human eye is most sensitive to light.
Transduction = electrochemical patterns are converted into physical energy.
Transduction = electrochemical patterns are converted into physical energy.
What are the stages of processing visual information?
What are the stages of processing visual information?
In the Functional Specialisation Theory which animals did Zeki 1992;1993 study?
In the Functional Specialisation Theory which animals did Zeki 1992;1993 study?
