Exam 11: Localizing Stimuli and Orienting in Space

Referring to the figure above, which of the following cranial nerve nuclei are necessary for horizontal eye movements?

Match each of the ocular or extraocular muscles and motor neurons that control saccades with their appropriate function: (more than one answer might be appropriate) -_____rotate the eyes in the oblique direction

Sensory receptors in the face and mouth send projections through which nuclei in the spinal column?

What is a potential consequence of lesions to S1 of a rat's barrel cortex?

Match each Nobel Laureate scientist with their appropriate discovery in neurobiology and behavior: -_____ the physiology of digestion

Which statement best describes how auditory and visual space maps are aligned in the superior colliculus of primates?

Which of the following would you expect from a rat that had bilateral lesions of it's hippocampus?

Penfield's somatosensory homunculus shows that the __________receives the greatest representation in the primary somatosensory cortex.

Compare the changes in visual perception in a person that has a lesion in their visual cortex after a stroke to someone who has lost visual input from the center of their visual field.

A shard of metal embedded into the retina of a welder renders her completely blind in her right eye. Which of the following might be consequences for her visual perception?

Which of the following statements are true of a neuron that codes space in eye-centered coordinates?

Honey bees have been shown to have evidence of allocentric navigation. Design an experiment involving honey bees that would either support or contradict this hypothesis.

Grid cells and head-directed cells have been found in the highest density in the________.

What is the purpose of laterally directed inhibitory neurons in a somatotopic map, such as for the sensation of a needle prick on the finger?

In the examples below, state which are -____a rat crawling over the end of a wooden maze in order to reach the food instead of navigating trained left and right turns

Place the following in order from 1-9 for the flow of synaptic stimulation that elicits a saccade via the cortical side-loop involving the primary visual cortex ____retina ____cranial nerves III, IV, and or V ____higher order visual cortices ____superior colliculus ____reticular formation ____lateral geniculate nucleus ____primary visual cortex ____frontal eye field ____motor neurons enervating eye muscles

All of the following are true functions and characteristics of head saccades, except

Match the following anatomical locations labeled a-d in the diagram above with their correct name and function. -_____superior colliculus, plays a major role in eye movements

Explain how damage to the left primary visual cortex would affect visual perception. Use the terms nasal retina, temporal retina, contralateral, ipsilateral, visual hemifield, optic chiasm, lateral geniculate nucleus, and visual cortex in your answer.

Explain how place cells and grid cells interact to help you learn a route to your work after you move to a new city.