Question 1

Single-cell recordings from neurons in the medial temporal area show that those cells tend to respond best to

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A) color. 
B) faces. 
C) movement. 
A) color. 
B) faces. 
C) movement.

Question 2

The ventral pathway includes

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A) midget RGCs and the parvocellular layer of the LGN. 
B) parasol RGCs and the magnocellular layer of the LGN. 
C) cells in the parietal cortex. 
A) midget RGCs and the parvocellular layer of the LGN. 
B) parasol RGCs and the magnocellular layer of the LGN. 
C) cells in the parietal cortex.

Question 3

This graph shows that the response rate for a simple cell with a 90-degree orientation

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A) will always be greater for the 90-degree orientation than for any other orientation,regardless of contrast. 
B) could be greater for the 80-degree orientation than for the 90-degree orientation if the 80-de- gree orientation bar had a higher contrast. 
C) could never be the same for bars of different orientations. 
A) will always be greater for the 90-degree orientation than for any other orientation,regardless of contrast. 
B) could be greater for the 80-degree orientation than for the 90-degree orientation if the 80-de- gree orientation bar had a higher contrast. 
C) could never be the same for bars of different orientations.

Question 4

The response rate of a(n)cell increases as the length of an edge increases up to a point,but then decreases as the length of the edge increases further.

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A) simple 
B) complex 
C) end-stop 
A) simple 
B) complex 
C) end-stop

Question 5

You are having dinner when you notice something flying around the table.You realize it's a fly,but you keep on eating.Finally,it lands.You track its movement for a few seconds,then reach out and swat it flat.Describe the primary functional modules and visual pathways that are involved at each point in this chain of events.

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Chain of events:

a.	Perception of fly i

Question 6

The smallest cell bodies in the lateral geniculate nucleus are found in the layers.

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A) magnocellular 
B) parvocellular 
C) koniocellular 
A) magnocellular 
B) parvocellular 
C) koniocellular

Question 7

______________ cells increase their response rate as the length of an edge increases up to a limit,but then decrease their response rate as the length of the edge increases further.

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A) Simple 
B) Complex 
C) End-stop 
A) Simple 
B) Complex 
C) End-stop

Question 8

A electrode path would encounter cells tuned to the full range of preferred orien- tations.

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A) perpendicular 
B) oblique 
C) contralateral 
A) perpendicular 
B) oblique 
C) contralateral

Question 9

Ninety percent of the axons in the optic tract synapse in the

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A) superior colliculus. 
B) optic chiasm. 
C) lateral geniculate nucleus. 
A) superior colliculus. 
B) optic chiasm. 
C) lateral geniculate nucleus.

Question 10

Layers of the left lateral geniculate nucleus receive signals from the contralateral eye.

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A) 1,4,and 6 
B) 1,3,and 5 
C) 2,3,and 5 
A) 1,4,and 6 
B) 1,3,and 5 
C) 2,3,and 5

Question 11

First,explain the concept of cortical magnification in terms of the receptive fields of RGCs.Next,discuss the concept of cortical magnification from the point of view of your everyday visual experience.That is,how does your ability to see across the visual field square with the notion of cortical magnification?

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Receptive fields of RGCs that are close

Question 12

If a researcher were interested in studying the full range of preferred orientations,she would insert an electrode into the brain

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A) perpendicularly. 
B) obliquely. 
C) contralaterally. 
A) perpendicularly. 
B) obliquely. 
C) contralaterally.

Question 13

Each lateral geniculate nucleus contains koniocellular layers.

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A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 6 
A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 6

Question 14

A simple cell that responds maximally to an edge with a 90-degree (i.e. ,vertical)orientation would

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A) respond almost as well to an edge with a 180-degree orientation. 
B) respond almost as well to an edge with either an 80-degree or a 100-degree orientation. 
C) not respond to an edge with any orientation other than exactly 90 degrees. 
A) respond almost as well to an edge with a 180-degree orientation. 
B) respond almost as well to an edge with either an 80-degree or a 100-degree orientation. 
C) not respond to an edge with any orientation other than exactly 90 degrees.

Question 15

Single-cell recordings from FFA neurons show that those cells respond best to

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A) colors. 
B) faces. 
C) movement. 
A) colors. 
B) faces. 
C) movement.

Question 16

Describe the double dissociative pattern of impairment and ability shown by Milner and Goo- dale's patient,D.F. ,and patients suffering from optic ataxia.(What are the abilities and impair- ments of each?)What conclusions about the visual processing streams can be drawn from this double dissociation?

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D.F.: intact visual guidance of motion,i

Question 17

A simple cell in the occipital cortex

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A) has a preferred orientation. 
B) has two preferred orientations at 90 degrees from each other. 
C) would have a preferred color but not a preferred orientation. 
A) has a preferred orientation. 
B) has two preferred orientations at 90 degrees from each other. 
C) would have a preferred color but not a preferred orientation.

Question 18

______________ visual properties are associated with the magnocellular layers,while visual properties are associated with the parvocellular layers.

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A) Dynamic;static 
B) Static;dynamic 
C) Large;small 
A) Dynamic;static 
B) Static;dynamic 
C) Large;small

Question 19

Achromatopsia

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A) is another name for color blindness due to missing or damaged cone photoreceptors. 
B) causes damage to the inferotemporal cortex. 
C) results from damage to area V4 and associated areas. 
A) is another name for color blindness due to missing or damaged cone photoreceptors. 
B) causes damage to the inferotemporal cortex. 
C) results from damage to area V4 and associated areas.

Question 20

The magnocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus are composed of cells with

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A) many axons. 
B) more than one cell body. 
C) large cell bodies. 
A) many axons. 
B) more than one cell body. 
C) large cell bodies.

Single-cell recordings from neurons in the medial temporal area show that those cells tend to respond best to

The ventral pathway includes

This graph shows that the response rate for a simple cell with a 90-degree orientation

The response rate of a(n)cell increases as the length of an edge increases up to a point,but then decreases as the length of the edge increases further.

The smallest cell bodies in the lateral geniculate nucleus are found in the layers.

______________ cells increase their response rate as the length of an edge increases up to a limit,but then decrease their response rate as the length of the edge increases further.

A electrode path would encounter cells tuned to the full range of preferred orien- tations.

Ninety percent of the axons in the optic tract synapse in the

Layers of the left lateral geniculate nucleus receive signals from the contralateral eye.

If a researcher were interested in studying the full range of preferred orientations,she would insert an electrode into the brain

Each lateral geniculate nucleus contains koniocellular layers.

A simple cell that responds maximally to an edge with a 90-degree (i.e. ,vertical)orientation would

Single-cell recordings from FFA neurons show that those cells respond best to

A simple cell in the occipital cortex

______________ visual properties are associated with the magnocellular layers,while visual properties are associated with the parvocellular layers.

Achromatopsia

The magnocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus are composed of cells with

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Single-cell recordings from neurons in the medial temporal area show that those cells tend to respond best to

The ventral pathway includes

This graph shows that the response rate for a simple cell with a 90-degree orientation

The response rate of a(n)cell increases as the length of an edge increases up to a point,but then decreases as the length of the edge increases further.

The smallest cell bodies in the lateral geniculate nucleus are found in the layers.

______________ cells increase their response rate as the length of an edge increases up to a limit,but then decrease their response rate as the length of the edge increases further.

A electrode path would encounter cells tuned to the full range of preferred orien- tations.

Ninety percent of the axons in the optic tract synapse in the

Layers of the left lateral geniculate nucleus receive signals from the contralateral eye.

If a researcher were interested in studying the full range of preferred orientations,she would insert an electrode into the brain

Each lateral geniculate nucleus contains koniocellular layers.

A simple cell that responds maximally to an edge with a 90-degree (i.e. ,vertical)orientation would

Single-cell recordings from FFA neurons show that those cells respond best to

A simple cell in the occipital cortex

______________ visual properties are associated with the magnocellular layers,while visual properties are associated with the parvocellular layers.

Achromatopsia

The magnocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus are composed of cells with

Foundations

Light and the Eyes

Recognizing Visual Objects

Perceiving Color

Perceiving Depth

Perceiving Motion and Perception for Action

Attention and Awareness

Sound and the Ears

The Auditory Brain and Perceiving Auditory Scenes

Perceiving Speech and Music

The Body Senses

The Chemical Senses:

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