Question 1

Which of the following structural attributes does NOT describe the organization of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)of the thalamus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inputs from each retina terminate in separate layers of the LGN.
B)  Information about color and motion is represented by separate regions in the LGN.
C)  Each layer of cells in the LGN contains a retinotopic map of the visual field.
D)  Each half of the LGN carries information from only the contralateral eye. D

Question 2

Due to a defect in one type of photoreceptor,Susan has poor vision at night,when light levels are relatively low.Which type of photoreceptor is defective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ganglion cell
B)  Cone
C)  Rod
D)  Cornea C

Question 3

The two cues that barn owls use to localize sounds are

Accepted Answer

A)  echolocation and interaural time.
B)  interaural time and interaural intensity.
C)  interaural intensity and interaural frequency.
D)  interaural frequency and echolocation. B

Question 4

Which of the following results has been shown for people who experience the most common form of synesthesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their visual cortices have been shown to be sensitive to tactile discrimination.
B)  They show interference effects when asked to identify the colors of letters if the colors are inconsistent with their synesthetic experiences.
C)  Their somatosensory cortices have been shown to be sensitive to visual information.
D)  They show interference effects when asked to identify sung letters if the pitches are inconsistent with their synesthetic experiences.

Question 5

A patient with progressive supranuclear palsy is suffering from gradual deterioration of his superior colliculus.Which of the following statements best describes the result of this disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient has intact acuity and shape perception,but he can no longer recognize visual objects.
B)  The patient demonstrates the phenomenon of blindsight.
C)  The patient is cortically blind.
D)  The patient is unable to initiate eye movements.

Question 6

Hedwig the owl is having difficulty localizing sounds in space.After performing a series of studies,you realize that she has trouble localizing sounds in the left-right dimension,but she seems to know whether they are coming from above or below.Of the following choices,which brain region is the most likely to be impaired?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cochlear nucleus
B)  The magnocellular nucleus
C)  The angular nucleus
D)  The lemniscal nucleus

Question 7

The two ears of the barn owl are positioned asymmetrically on the head,improving sound localization in the vertical direction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Speculate about what kinds of information might be processed in the superior temporal lobe of a congenitally deaf person.In your answer,consider the kinds of environmental information that are especially important in the absence of sound.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Which subcortical region is known to maintain multimodal maps of the environment and is involved in the control and orienting of movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  The pons
B)  The cerebellum
C)  The medulla
D)  The superior colliculus

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a type of corpuscle used for somatosensation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merkel
B)  Calvert
C)  Meissner
D)  Pacinian

Question 11

The two parts of the cochlear nucleus are (the)________ and (the)________.

Accepted Answer

A)  magnocellular nucleus / angular nucleus
B)  lateral geniculate / medial geniculate
C)  superior colliculus / pulvinar
D)  MT / V4

Question 12

Neurons in the olfactory bulb demonstrate an extensive amount of convergence and divergence.This means that neurons in this system

Accepted Answer

A)  sometimes fire synchronously and asynchronously with respect to each other.
B)  project to,and receive input from,a large number of other neurons.
C)  synapse onto their own presynaptic neurons,creating feedback loops.
D)  send output to regions of the brain both near and far from the olfactory epithelium.

Question 13

In the auditory system,the basilar membrane is located within the

Accepted Answer

A)  cochlea.
B)  eardrum.
C)  pinna.
D)  middle ear.

Question 14

Using single-cell recording,you isolate a neuron in area MT that selectively responds to moving stimuli.What other response property would you expect from this cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is selective for stimulus color.
B)  It is selective for stimulus shape.
C)  It is selective for stimulus hue.
D)  It is selective for stimulus velocity.

Question 15

Information about color is extensively processed in visual area V5.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Konishi's model of spatial hearing in the barn owl posits that interaural time is computed using ________,whereas interaural intensity differences are computed using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  relative rate of firing / coincidence detectors
B)  coincidence detectors / relative rate of firing
C)  unimodal processing / multimodal integration
D)  multimodal integration / unimodal processing

Question 17

Of the following choices,the strongest evidence for a link between the sense of smell and the triggering of memories is the observation that

Accepted Answer

A)  the olfactory cortex has direct connectivity to the limbic cortex.
B)  the olfactory cortex has direct connectivity to area MT.
C)  people with damage to the basal ganglia have compromised odor recognition.
D)  people with damage to the cerebellum have compromised odor recognition.

Question 18

Achromatopsia is due to

Accepted Answer

A)  the absence of the photopigment sensitive to long wavelengths.
B)  the absence of the photopigment sensitive to short wavelengths.
C)  cortical lesions in area V4.
D)  cortical lesions in area MT.

Question 19

What would the subjective experience of color-grapheme synesthesia be like? Describe an experiment (real or hypothetical)that demonstrates that these associations are automatically experienced.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Studies of cortical organization in blind people have shown that,compared to sighted people,

Accepted Answer

A)  blind people show increased activity in the occipital cortex when sweeping their fingers over rough surfaces and when given tactile discrimination tasks.
B)  blind people show increased activity in the occipital cortex when given tactile discrimination tasks but not when sweeping their fingers over rough surfaces.
C)  blind people show decreased activity in the occipital cortex when sweeping their fingers over rough surfaces and when given tactile discrimination tasks.
D)  blind people show decreased activity in the occipital cortex when given tactile discrimination tasks but not when sweeping their fingers over rough surfaces.

Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Which of the following structural attributes does NOT describe the organization of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus?

Due to a defect in one type of photoreceptor,Susan has poor vision at night,when light levels are relatively low.Which type of photoreceptor is defective?

The two cues that barn owls use to localize sounds are

Which of the following results has been shown for people who experience the most common form of synesthesia?

A patient with progressive supranuclear palsy is suffering from gradual deterioration of his superior colliculus.Which of the following statements best describes the result of this disease?

The two ears of the barn owl are positioned asymmetrically on the head,improving sound localization in the vertical direction.

Speculate about what kinds of information might be processed in the superior temporal lobe of a congenitally deaf person.In your answer,consider the kinds of environmental information that are especially important in the absence of sound.

Which subcortical region is known to maintain multimodal maps of the environment and is involved in the control and orienting of movements?

Which of the following is NOT a type of corpuscle used for somatosensation?

The two parts of the cochlear nucleus are (the) and (the) .

Neurons in the olfactory bulb demonstrate an extensive amount of convergence and divergence.This means that neurons in this system

In the auditory system,the basilar membrane is located within the

Using single-cell recording,you isolate a neuron in area MT that selectively responds to moving stimuli.What other response property would you expect from this cell?

Information about color is extensively processed in visual area V5.

Konishi's model of spatial hearing in the barn owl posits that interaural time is computed using ,whereas interaural intensity differences are computed using .

Of the following choices,the strongest evidence for a link between the sense of smell and the triggering of memories is the observation that

Achromatopsia is due to

What would the subjective experience of color-grapheme synesthesia be like? Describe an experiment (real or hypothetical)that demonstrates that these associations are automatically experienced.

Studies of cortical organization in blind people have shown that,compared to sighted people,

Exam 5: Sensation and Perception

Which of the following structural attributes does NOT describe the organization of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus?

Due to a defect in one type of photoreceptor,Susan has poor vision at night,when light levels are relatively low.Which type of photoreceptor is defective?

The two cues that barn owls use to localize sounds are

Which of the following results has been shown for people who experience the most common form of synesthesia?

A patient with progressive supranuclear palsy is suffering from gradual deterioration of his superior colliculus.Which of the following statements best describes the result of this disease?

The two ears of the barn owl are positioned asymmetrically on the head,improving sound localization in the vertical direction.

Speculate about what kinds of information might be processed in the superior temporal lobe of a congenitally deaf person.In your answer,consider the kinds of environmental information that are especially important in the absence of sound.

Which subcortical region is known to maintain multimodal maps of the environment and is involved in the control and orienting of movements?

Which of the following is NOT a type of corpuscle used for somatosensation?

The two parts of the cochlear nucleus are (the) ________ and (the) ________.

Neurons in the olfactory bulb demonstrate an extensive amount of convergence and divergence.This means that neurons in this system

In the auditory system,the basilar membrane is located within the

Using single-cell recording,you isolate a neuron in area MT that selectively responds to moving stimuli.What other response property would you expect from this cell?

Information about color is extensively processed in visual area V5.

Konishi's model of spatial hearing in the barn owl posits that interaural time is computed using ________,whereas interaural intensity differences are computed using ________.

Of the following choices,the strongest evidence for a link between the sense of smell and the triggering of memories is the observation that

Achromatopsia is due to

What would the subjective experience of color-grapheme synesthesia be like? Describe an experiment (real or hypothetical)that demonstrates that these associations are automatically experienced.

Studies of cortical organization in blind people have shown that,compared to sighted people,

The two parts of the cochlear nucleus are (the) and (the) .

Konishi's model of spatial hearing in the barn owl posits that interaural time is computed using ,whereas interaural intensity differences are computed using .