Exam 12: Identifying Stimuli and Stimulus Objects

When you spot a bright light in the middle of a dark room on center/ off center (circle one) retinal ganglion cells are activated, however when that light suddenly disappears and on center/ off center (circle one) retinal ganglion cells are activated.

Match the following agnosias with their symptoms: ( -_____ability to perceive objects but inability to determine their meaning or utility

What is a major different between olfactory and visual or somatosensory projections?

Match each cell with the stimulus it responds to: -_____line-shaped stimuli from multiple locations in their visual field

Refer to figure 12.31. In the text If a kitten is reared in an environment where only vertical lines are in it's visual field, the size of it's cortical area mapped to a different orientation of line (horizontal or askew) will be__________.

Which of the following is the best explanation for the efficient sensory coding neurons employ?

Refer to figure 12.7 In the text , what is the best explanation for the difference in LGN spatial receptive fields in a young ferret as compared to an adult?

What are the main differences between the grandmother coding scheme and the population coding scheme? Provide an argument as to which one seems more likely.

Compare the binding through convergence model to the binding through temporal correlation hypotheses. Which model is more likely to be correct and what evidence supports this?

Why does it make sense from multiple different sensory systems (visual, somatosensory, olfactory, auditory) that babies prefer to use their mouth for object exploration?

Orientation preference of straight-line stimuli across the primary visual cortex is arranged in a _______________ pattern.

Match each cell with the stimulus it responds to: -_____dark spots in their visual field

A 13 year old boy always describes different numbers with a corresponding color. What is the perception disorder he most likely has?

Which of the following is true of the visual cortical hierarchy?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a simple cell?

The type of coding scheme utilized by the glomeruli of the olfactory system is ____________, and the olfactory cortex uses___________.

What best describes how specific neurons in the olfactory cortex become specific to certain odorants?

Similar to experiments that verified the MT in the perception of movement, stimulation of neurons in the inferior temporal cortex _____________the bias of monkeys for perceiving face from non-face stimulus when image noise is ______________.

Write a hypothesis as to why you think the human visual system has evolved to be more responsive to moving stimuli than static images? How could you test this hypothesis?

Match the following agnosias with their symptoms: ( -_____inability to interpret the sounds of words