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Which brain area is important for complete visual awareness and the ability to consciously discriminate objects?
Which brain area is important for complete visual awareness and the ability to consciously discriminate objects?
- Superior colliculus
- Inferior temporal cortex
- Frontal lobe
- Visual cortex (V1) (correct)
Which brain area is important for orienting to objects even without conscious perception?
Which brain area is important for orienting to objects even without conscious perception?
- Inferior temporal cortex
- Frontal lobe
- Visual cortex (V1)
- Superior colliculus (correct)
Which type of object recognition assumes that the sensory input defines basic properties that are fit together in a certain way, regardless of viewing position or orientation?
Which type of object recognition assumes that the sensory input defines basic properties that are fit together in a certain way, regardless of viewing position or orientation?
- Viewer-centered
- Top-down
- Bottom-up
- Object-centered (correct)
Which brain area in the fusiform cortex shows a repetition suppression effect, indicating object-centered recognition?
Which brain area in the fusiform cortex shows a repetition suppression effect, indicating object-centered recognition?
Which hypothesis suggests that recognition is due to collective activation over many complex feature detectors and explains why we confuse similar items?
Which hypothesis suggests that recognition is due to collective activation over many complex feature detectors and explains why we confuse similar items?
Which region of the visual field is affected by a scotoma?
Which region of the visual field is affected by a scotoma?
What did the patient D.B. report about his vision after the surgery?
What did the patient D.B. report about his vision after the surgery?
How did patient D.B. react to objects in his left visual field?
How did patient D.B. react to objects in his left visual field?
What is the term used to describe the area where the optic nerve exits the eye and lacks photoreceptor cells?
What is the term used to describe the area where the optic nerve exits the eye and lacks photoreceptor cells?
What could explain the residual visual function observed in D.B.?
What could explain the residual visual function observed in D.B.?
