Exam 6: Vision

People who suffer from prosopagnosia can recognize:

How do the retinas of predatory birds, such as hawks, differ from the retinas of prey species, such as rats?

If a kitten is reared in an environment consisting entirely of horizontal lines, the visual cortex becomes:

All of the following are reasons why the fovea is well-suited for highly detailed vision EXCEPT:

Cortical neurons in the visual cortex of a kitten or a cat will lose the ability to respond to stimuli in one eye if the eye is sutured shut for:

A strong astigmatism during the first year or so of life can produce effects in the human brain similar to those found in what kinds of experiments on cats?

Light enters the eye through an opening in the center of the iris called the:

Neurons whose responses indicate a particular feature of a stimulus, such as the presence of a bar, line, or edge are referred to as:

To what does "shape constancy" refer?

According to the trichromatic theory, we can perceive only three colors.

Faces excite the fusiform gyrus more than any other visual stimulus.

In addition to having difficulty recognizing faces, people with prosopagnosia may have difficulty:

Describe the difference between parvocellular and magnocellular neurons and pathways.

Stimulating a receptor leads to either excitation or inhibition of a particular neuron; the receptor is part of that neuron's:

An inability to recognize objects despite otherwise satisfactory vision is called:

Describe why humans have a blind spot.

The lateral geniculate nucleus is part of the:

How does light excite a rod or cone?

The visual paths in the temporal cortex collectively are referred to as the:

Damage to the fusiform gyrus of the inferior temporal cortex results in: