Exploring Perception and Visual Processing
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Which brain region controls eye movements?

  • LGN
  • Thalamus
  • AOS
  • Superior Colliculus (correct)
  • What is the function of the Thalamus LGN?

  • It relays visual information to the brain.
  • It organizes visual information from the two eyes. (correct)
  • It controls eye movements.
  • It detects specific features in the visual cortex.
  • Which type of information is sent quickly to the brain through the Magno pathway?

  • Information about where the object is. (correct)
  • Information about what the object is.
  • Information about size.
  • Information about color.
  • Which brain region is responsible for telling you the time?

    <p>SCN</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What feature does V1 in the visual cortex detect?

    <p>Orientation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of information does the Parvo pathway send to the brain?

    <p>Information about what the object is.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which brain region is responsible for organizing visual information in terms of category?

    <p>Thalamus LGN</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of cells in the retina and LGN like circles?

    <p>Color cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the signal after it leaves the retina?

    <p>It goes to the Superior Colliculus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Occipital Lobe of the Cortex do?

    <p>It breaks down objects into basic shapes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which area of the visual cortex is responsible for processing basic shape and color?

    <p>V4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the holistic perception of the entire visual image being processed as a whole?

    <p>Gestalt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which principle of grouping helps the nervous system organize sensory input based on objects' proximity to each other?

    <p>Proximity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of constancy refers to the perception that familiar objects have a consistent color, even if changing illuminations alter the wavelength reflected?

    <p>Color constancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory suggests that object recognition is based on identifying key features and the holistic perception of the whole face?

    <p>Face Perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the difficulty in recognizing faces when they are presented upside down or inverted?

    <p>Inversion Effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which visual disorder is characterized by damage to the right parietal lobe, causing the left side of the visual field to be neglected or ignored?

    <p>Left Neglect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which visual disorder is characterized by the inability to recognize familiar objects, known as aperceptive agnosia?

    <p>Agnosia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which visual disorder is characterized by the inability to recognize faces, known as prosopagnosia?

    <p>Prosopagnosia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which visual disorder is characterized by the inability to perceive motion, known as akinetopsia?

    <p>Akinetopsia</p> Signup and view all the answers

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