Exam 13: Extension: C - The Occipital Lobes

Neurons devoted to the perception of _____ are widespread, and their function is believed to be integral to the analysis of other features such as shape and motion.

Milner and Goodale propose that the dorsal stream of visual processing is important for _____.

Apperceptive agnosia is usually related to damage in the _____.

Small blind spots resulting from small lesions in the occipital lobe are known as _____.

Which visual function is a function of the dorsal stream regions?

A patient such as D.B., who is able to point accurately to locations that he does not report seeing, is demonstrating _____.

Individuals with damage to area V1 can still receive visual input to higher levels, in part via a pathway involving the _____ nucleus of the thalamus.

Which region of the brain is associated with object analysis?

The area of the visual cortex that receives the largest direct input from the lateral geniculate nucleus is _____.

A visual defect called _____ indicates damage to one optic tract, a lateral geniculate body, or area V1 of one occipital lobe.

People who have prosopagnosia cannot perceive _____ accurately.

A patient who loses the ability to copy a drawing of an object, but can draw that object from memory, is demonstrating _____.

Destruction of one optic nerve will produce _____.

Individuals who lose their ability to see color because of brain damage have selective damage to area _____.

The regions of cytochrome - rich areas in the occipital lobe are referred to as _____.