Chapter 5 phypsy ?

Which statement characterizes the fovea?

It has the greatest perception of detail.

In comparison to cones, rods ____.

are more sensitive to dim light

The one additional feature that hypercomplex cells have that complex cells do not is that hypercomplex cells ____.

have a strong inhibitory area at one end of its receptive field

In the vertebrate retina, which cells are responsible for lateral inhibition?

horizontal cells

Damage to the dorsal stream may interfere with ____

reaching out to grasp an object

In what order does visual information pass through the retina?

receptor cells, bipolar cells, ganglion cells

Which theory can best explain why people that are wearing yellow-colored glasses can still identify the color of a green apple?

retinex theory

When cells in the middle temporal cortex respond to visual stimuli, their response depends mostly on the ____

speed and direction of movement

According to the Young-Helmholtz theory, what is the basis for color vision?

three kinds of cones

Where does the optic nerve send most of its information?

to the lateral geniculate