Colby, Duhamel, and Goldberg (1996) Performed Some Interesting Experiments on the Role

Multiple Choice

Colby, Duhamel, and Goldberg (1996) performed some interesting experiments on the role of the lateral intraparietal (LIP) area using single-cell recording with rhesus monkeys.They found that ______.

A) monkeys with lesioned LIP areas did not perceive biological motion
B) the LIP area of the parietal lobe is involved with both the anticipation of the eye movement and the eye movement itself
C) the LIP area registers optic flow, but does not control movements in the direction of that flow
D) the LIP area responded most strongly when monkeys viewed complex motion moving either directly toward or directly away from them