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Which pathway in the visual cortex is important for identifying and recognizing objects?
Which pathway in the visual cortex is important for identifying and recognizing objects?
- Secondary visual cortex
- Ventral stream (correct)
- Primary visual cortex
- Dorsal stream
What type of information does the dorsal stream pathway in the visual cortex process?
What type of information does the dorsal stream pathway in the visual cortex process?
- Identifying objects
- Recognizing objects
- Visually guided movement (correct)
- Processing textures
What happens when there is damage to the ventral stream (temporal lobe) in the visual cortex?
What happens when there is damage to the ventral stream (temporal lobe) in the visual cortex?
- Trouble integrating vision with arm and leg movements
- Difficulty in identifying objects (correct)
- Difficulty in visually guided movement
- Trouble detecting object location
How do V2 cells in the secondary visual cortex differ from V1 cells in responding to visual stimuli?
How do V2 cells in the secondary visual cortex differ from V1 cells in responding to visual stimuli?
What type of information do cells in V2 respond best to?
What type of information do cells in V2 respond best to?
Which area of the brain is responsible for processing visually guided movement?
Which area of the brain is responsible for processing visually guided movement?
Which area responds more strongly to faces?
Which area responds more strongly to faces?
What is the primary function of the MT (middle temporal cortex) and MST (medial superior temporal cortex)?
What is the primary function of the MT (middle temporal cortex) and MST (medial superior temporal cortex)?
What does damage to the fusiform gyrus lead to?
What does damage to the fusiform gyrus lead to?
What is the function of the parahippocampal cortex?
What is the function of the parahippocampal cortex?
Which type of objects produce specific responses in the brain?
Which type of objects produce specific responses in the brain?
What does visual agnosia refer to?
What does visual agnosia refer to?
Which area responds more strongly to bodies than to anything else?
Which area responds more strongly to bodies than to anything else?
What is the primary function of the Inferior temporal cortex?
What is the primary function of the Inferior temporal cortex?
What does object permanence refer to?
What does object permanence refer to?
What does prosopagnosia refer to?
What does prosopagnosia refer to?
