Exam 3: Neural Processing

What is lateral inhibition (b) Select either the Hermann Grid or Mach bands, and discuss how lateral inhibition accounts for the phenomenon.

 In the 1990s, researchers discovered an area on the underside of the temporal lobe of the human cortex that was named the _____ face area because it responded strongly to faces.

 Lateral inhibition has previously been used to explain _____.

 Quiroga et al. (2008) studied sensory coding by _____.

 Which proposed representational system is the least likely to actually be in place in the human visual system

 In Hermann's grid, a possible explanation for why gray areas appear at the intersections is because _____.

 The Nobel Prize winners who conducted the pioneering research on the physiology of striate cortex neurons were _____.

 Unlike simple cells, complex cells respond best to _____.

 Neurons in the LGN have _____ receptive fields.

 As we travel farther from the retina, neurons fire to _____.

 The area on the retina that influences the firing rate of the neuron is called the _____.

 Describe how information would be represented under each of the following representational schemes: specificity coding, population coding, and sparse coding.

 The results of experiments of selective adaptation to gratings with specific orientations can be related to the _____ of _____ cells.

 Most of the signals travel from the retina to the _____ via the optic nerve.

 Discuss the relationship between neural plasticity and selective rearing as it relates to sensory functioning.

 Neurons in the _____ respond to complex stimuli, but not simple stimuli such as straight lines.

 A neuron with an excitatory center-inhibitory surround receptive field will respond most when we stimulate _____.

 Describe Hartline's procedure for mapping receptive fields.

 The difference in intensity between light bars and dark bars is called

 _____ refers to the fact that the response properties of neurons can be shaped by an animal's or person's perceptual experience.