Exam 9:How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part C

A spot of green light presented entirely within the center of a red (on-center)-green (off-surround)color opponent retinal ganglion cell would result in:

Small blind spots in the visual field are called:

Patients described as having optic ataxia could NOT:

You are a researcher interested in understanding how single neurons might play a role in coding the identity of different faces.To examine this,you plan to do single unit recordings in monkeys.To ensure best chances of success,you decide to place your recording electrodes in area:

Parvocellular cells send their projections to layer _____ of visual cortex.

There is(are)_____ type(s)of cone cells.

David is 40 years old.He is having a hard time seeing at night when he drives because his eyesight has decreased around 50 percent since he was 20.His night vision will likely decrease by another _____ by the time he is 60.

Since his recent stroke Roger has had trouble controlling his eye movements.In addition,when he reaches out to pick up objects,he often misses them.Roger most likely has damage to his:

Auditory flow gives us information about:

Visual information from the lower portion of the visual field is coded in the:

Single-cell recordings in the primate temporal cortex have revealed that many neurons there respond to:

Opponent-process color coding begins in:

The portion of the eye that has the highest visual acuity is called the:

Cells in the dorsal stream are sensitive to:

The superior colliculus sends its most direct connections to the:

Luminance contrast begins at the _____ cell level.

Homonymous hemianopia occurs when:

Difficulty seeing things that are not close to you (i.e. ,nearsightedness)is called:

The superior colliculus plays an important role in:

Parvocellular cells: