Exam 6: Vision

Light from above our head strikes the:

No known type of brain damage causes a person to lose the ability to recognize one person without impairing the ability to recognize others. What inference can we draw from this fact?

If a kitten is reared with one eye shut, cells in its visual cortex become sensitive to:

All neurons within a particular column of the visual cortex will likely respond to the same orientation of a stimulus.

The enhancement of contrast at the edge of an object is the result of:

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

Which theory emphasizes the idea that color vision depends on the relative responses of three kinds of cones?

According to the law of specific nerve energies, the brain tells the difference between one sensory modality and another by:

Which of the following is NOT a factor in color vision deficiency?

In comparison to the rods, cones are more:

Stereoscopic depth perception requires the brain to detect:

A person with prosopagnosia cannot recognize voices.

Which of the following would be easiest for someone who is motion blind?

Once within the cerebral cortex, the parvocellular pathway continues as a pathway sensitive to:

If you wanted to see a faint star at night, you should:

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

Human newborns come into the world predisposed to pay more attention to _____ than any other stationary displays.

Photopigments are stable in the dark.

When individuals with intact brains recognize faces, activity:

____ are chemicals that release energy when struck by light.