Exam 6: Vision

Within the cerebral cortex, the pathway in the visual system responsible for color information also seems to be responsible for what other information?

Cells in the ____ prevent us from confusing eye movements with object movements.

Which of the following characterizes the fovea?

Branches of the optic nerve go directly to what areas of the brain?

Once within the cerebral cortex, the magnocellular pathway continues, with a dorsal branch important for:

Amacrine cells refine the input to ganglion cells, enabling them to respond specifically to shapes, movement, or other visual features

If we compare the receptive fields of two simple cells in the primary visual cortex, chosen at random, in what way are they most likely to differ?

Color constancy depends on which part of the nervous system?

The principle that allows you to perceive an orange shirt to be the same color under varying lighting conditions is known as:

Which receptors are responsible for the perception of color?

One might find cells that respond best to the movement of an object relative to its background in the:

In the human retina, messages go from receptors at the back of the eye to ____.

Most neurons in the inferior temporal cortex that respond to a particular shape will be LEAST likely to respond to a:

____ modify the ____ sensitivity to different wavelengths of light.

Magnocellular ganglion cells transmit information about an object's color.

Why do humans perceive faint light better in the periphery of the eye?

____ cells axons make up the optic nerve.

A complex cell responds to a pattern of light in a particular orientation.

Blindsight refers to:

Light from the left half of the world strikes what part of the retina?