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What is the role of the Retinohypothalamic tract?
What is the role of the Retinohypothalamic tract?
- Regulating circadian rhythms and pupillary reflex (correct)
- Processing color and form information
- Receiving signals from the lateral geniculate nucleus
- Synthesizing visual information from the occipital cortex
Where does the input from the right half of each retina go?
Where does the input from the right half of each retina go?
- Left LGN
- Right LGN (correct)
- Parvocellular cells
- Occipital Cortex
Which layers in the lateral geniculate nucleus receive input from the ipsilateral retina?
Which layers in the lateral geniculate nucleus receive input from the ipsilateral retina?
- 2, 3, and 5 (correct)
- 1, 4, and 6
- 1 and 2
- 3 to 6
What are blobs in the occipital cortex stained for?
What are blobs in the occipital cortex stained for?
Where is the Fusiform face area (FFA) located?
Where is the Fusiform face area (FFA) located?
What is the role of neurons in cortical region V4?
What is the role of neurons in cortical region V4?
What is the function of the dorsal stream in visual processing?
What is the function of the dorsal stream in visual processing?
What is a consequence of injury to the What Pathway?
What is a consequence of injury to the What Pathway?
What is one of the effects of damaging the How Pathway?
What is one of the effects of damaging the How Pathway?
Which part of the brain is involved in processing visual information for action?
Which part of the brain is involved in processing visual information for action?
What do lesioning or ablation experiments involve?
What do lesioning or ablation experiments involve?
What type of task was involved in the object discrimination problem in Ungerleider and Mishkin's experiment?
What type of task was involved in the object discrimination problem in Ungerleider and Mishkin's experiment?
Which part of the brain was removed in the monkeys that had problems with the landmark discrimination task in Ungerleider and Mishkin's experiment?
Which part of the brain was removed in the monkeys that had problems with the landmark discrimination task in Ungerleider and Mishkin's experiment?
What is the term used for animals reared in environments with only certain types of stimuli?
What is the term used for animals reared in environments with only certain types of stimuli?
Which perceptual ability was tested to determine the portions of the brain responsible for specific behaviors in animals?
Which perceptual ability was tested to determine the portions of the brain responsible for specific behaviors in animals?
What happened when part of the temporal lobe was removed from monkeys in Ungerleider and Mishkin's experiment?
What happened when part of the temporal lobe was removed from monkeys in Ungerleider and Mishkin's experiment?
What was the outcome of selective rearing on neurons according to the text?
What was the outcome of selective rearing on neurons according to the text?
What is the difference between sensation and perception?
What is the difference between sensation and perception?
What is the role of Fechner’s law in sensation?
What is the role of Fechner’s law in sensation?
Which area in the eye is specialized for high acuity vision?
Which area in the eye is specialized for high acuity vision?
What causes myopia or nearsightedness?
What causes myopia or nearsightedness?
Which type of retinal cells are specialized for color vision and high visual acuity?
Which type of retinal cells are specialized for color vision and high visual acuity?
What is the role of horizontal cells in the retina?
What is the role of horizontal cells in the retina?
In which region of the retina does light energy initiate neural activity?
In which region of the retina does light energy initiate neural activity?
What type of pigments are responsible for color vision in bright light?
What type of pigments are responsible for color vision in bright light?
What is axial myopia primarily caused by?
What is axial myopia primarily caused by?
How does cortical magnification affect representation in the neocortex?
How does cortical magnification affect representation in the neocortex?
What specialized area in the temporal cortex is activated by pictures of bodies and body parts?
What specialized area in the temporal cortex is activated by pictures of bodies and body parts?
Which theory explains why most people who are color blind are dichromats?
Which theory explains why most people who are color blind are dichromats?
In the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), what do neurons have?
In the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), what do neurons have?
Which area is NOT involved in perceiving faces according to the passage?
Which area is NOT involved in perceiving faces according to the passage?
What is the function of Ocular Dominance Columns in the visual cortex?
What is the function of Ocular Dominance Columns in the visual cortex?
What is the role of the Corpus Callosum according to the text?
What is the role of the Corpus Callosum according to the text?
Which theory explains the phenomenon of afterimages?
Which theory explains the phenomenon of afterimages?
What type of color mixing removes some wavelengths of light?
What type of color mixing removes some wavelengths of light?
Which area responds to places but not objects or faces?
Which area responds to places but not objects or faces?
