Exam 13: Extension: B - The Occipital Lobes

Use the following to answer questions: In the visual cortex of the occipital lobes, neuropsychologists refer to areas in terms of function and with anatomical designations. For each anatomical designation listed, select the most appropriate alternative from the list. -calcarine fissure ___

Use the following to answer questions: Match the term in each question with the correct alternative. -apperceptive agnosia ___

Describe examples of how "our brains are organized around vision."

Describe the organization of the representation of the visual world in the visual cortex, with respect to the calcarine sulcus.

Use the following to answer questions: Neuropsychologists can infer from visual testing where in the visual system damage has occurred. Show your neuropsychological acumen by matching the condition in each question with the correct site of damage from the list. -homonymous hemianopia ___

Use the following to answer questions: For each neuropsychological term, select the most appropriate alternative from the list. -blind spot ___

Describe the functional aspects associated with the structural organization of the primary visual cortex according to cortical layers, blobs, and interblobs.

Why are small scotomas often unnoticed by persons with them?

Use the following to answer questions: In the visual cortex of the occipital lobes, neuropsychologists refer to areas in terms of function and with anatomical designations. For each anatomical designation listed, select the most appropriate alternative from the list. -lingual gyrus ___

Use the following to answer questions: Match the visual cortical area in each question with the most appropriate alternative from the list. -V4 ___

Why may faces be "special" in terms of brain processing? Hint: you may wish to consider the evolution of brain and behavior in social primates. Answer Key

Account for the curious case in which a patient could draw a simple object more accurately from memory than when the object was actually present.

Use the following to answer questions: Neuropsychologists can infer from visual testing where in the visual system damage has occurred. Show your neuropsychological acumen by matching the condition in each question with the correct site of damage from the list. -bitemporal hemianopia ___

How could PET scanning contribute to our knowledge of different visual areas in the occipital lobe?

List four of the five general categories of visual processing, and give an example of each.

How do neurologists measure the size and location of a possible field defect?

Use the following to answer questions: Match the term in each question with the correct alternative. -visuospatial agnosia ___

Characterize the dorsal stream and the ventral stream in the Milner-Goodale model of cortical organization.

Use the following to answer questions: Match the term in each question with the correct alternative. -associative agnosia ___

Describe how the behavioral deficits particular to subjects V.K. and D.F. exemplify a double dissociation of visual system function.