16 Questions
Which pathway in the visual cortex is important for identifying and recognizing objects?
Ventral stream
What type of information does the dorsal stream pathway in the visual cortex process?
Visually guided movement
What happens when there is damage to the ventral stream (temporal lobe) in the visual cortex?
Difficulty in identifying objects
How do V2 cells in the secondary visual cortex differ from V1 cells in responding to visual stimuli?
V2 cells respond best to textures and complex shapes
What type of information do cells in V2 respond best to?
Complex shapes and textures
Which area of the brain is responsible for processing visually guided movement?
Parietal cortex
Which area responds more strongly to faces?
Occipital face area
What is the primary function of the MT (middle temporal cortex) and MST (medial superior temporal cortex)?
Motion perception
What does damage to the fusiform gyrus lead to?
Inability to recognize faces
What is the function of the parahippocampal cortex?
Responds strongly to pictures of places
Which type of objects produce specific responses in the brain?
Pictures of places
What does visual agnosia refer to?
Inability to recognize objects despite otherwise satisfactory vision
Which area responds more strongly to bodies than to anything else?
Fusiform gyrus
What is the primary function of the Inferior temporal cortex?
Recognizing meaningful objects
What does object permanence refer to?
Knowing that an object continues to exist even if it is behind another object
What does prosopagnosia refer to?
Impaired ability to recognize faces
Explore the interconnected pathways in the visual cortex, including the ventral 'what' pathway and the dorsal 'how' pathway. Understand the reciprocal connections between primary and secondary visual cortex areas and their roles in identifying and recognizing objects.
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