Exam 5: Vision

Which theory of color vision is best able to explain negative color afterimages?​

The ____ of any neuron in the visual system is the area of the visual field that excites or inhibits it.​

Suppose someone has a genetic defect that prevents the formation of horizontal cells in the retina.Which visual phenomenon is most likely to be impaired?​

The law of specific nerve energies states that ____.​

In comparison to the rods,cones are more ____.​

Axons from the lateral geniculate extend to which area of the cerebral cortex?​

The one additional feature that hypercomplex cells have that complex cells do not is that hypercomplex cells ____.​

When cells in the middle temporal cortex respond to visual stimuli,their response depends mostly on the ____.​

In depth perception,different views are received by each eye,depending on the distance of the object being viewed.What is this called?​

Someone with prosopagnosia has difficulty with ____.​

In the visual system,the ____ and ____ constantly feed information back and forth.​

Describe the key functions of the major pathways in the visual cortex.​

The lateral geniculate nucleus is part of the ____.​

Parvocellular cells respond strongly to moving stimuli and large overall patterns.​

What is the shape of the receptive field to which a simple cell in the primary visual cortex responds?​

What is strabismus?​

The ability to detect movement better than color in our peripheral vision is largely due to ____.​

The visual path in the parietal cortex is referred to as the ____.​

If you want to see something in fine detail,you should focus the light on which part of your retina?​

The cornea is an adjustable structure in the eye that focuses light.​