Exam 4: Cortical Organization

Neurons respond preferentially to the right eye or the left eye. This phenomenon is referred to as

________ is a brain imaging technique that tracks blood flow in the brain using magnetic fields. This tracking is possible because hemoglobin has magnetic properties.

Which of the following is NOT a type of column in the striate cortex?

Summarize the Ganel et al. (2008) research on length estimation and grasping tasks, what the implication of this research is for different processing streams.

The brain imaging technique involving injecting a radioactive tracer into the blood is

Which of the following statements is false regarding the dorsal and ventral pathways?

The arrangement of ocular dominance columns in the cortex is best described as

Describe the methods, results, and conclusions of Gauthier et al.'s "Greeble" research.

Zghsx#8j, a visitor from another planet, is curious about cars. She takes the battery out of the car, and finds out that the car won't start and the lights and stereo don't work. Her "research" is most closely related to the method called

A large object, such as a tree trunk, will cause

An electrode is placed in an orientation column that responds best to orientations of 45 degrees. The adjacent column of cells will probably best respond to orientations of

One neuron studied by Quiroga et al. responded preferentially to

Tsao et al. (2006) found that _____ of neurons in the monkey IT cortex were face selective.

An IT neuron in the monkey will fire briskly when presented a picture of a

A researcher finds that damage to Area A of the brain results in the loss of Function A but not Function B. In another individual, damage to Area B results in the loss of Function B but not Function A. These results are best described as a/an

The principle that specific functions are served by specific cortical areas is called

Describe research on brain damaged and non-brain damaged people that support the idea that the dorsal stream is the "how" pathway.

The retinotopic map on the LGN has been determined by recording from neurons in the ______ .

According to Milner and Goodale, the dorsal stream is the _____ pathway.

When looking at a scene, the different sections of the scene are processed by many different location columns. Through the use of all of the location columns, the entire scene can be perceived. This effect is referred to as