Module 5.3

Area ____ is particularly important for color constancy.​

V4

The visual path in the parietal cortex is referred to as the ____.​

dorsal stream

Which of the following would be easiest for someone who is motion blind?​

dressing themselves

Human newborns come into the world predisposed to pay more attention to ____ than any other stationary displays.​

faces

Once within the cerebral cortex, the magnocellular pathway continues, with a dorsal branch important for ____.​

integrating vision with action

Once information is sent to the secondary visual cortex, it ____.​

may return to the primary visual cortex

Cells in the inferior temporal cortex that are sensitive to a particular shape are also likely to respond to the shape's ____.​

mirror-reversal

Damage to the magnocellular pathway would most likely lead to the loss of ____.​

motion perception

Once within the cerebral cortex, the magnocellular pathway continues, with a ventral branch sensitive to ____.​

movement

Damage to the dorsal stream may interfere with ____.​

reaching out to grasp an object

A person with visual agnosia is unable to ____.​

recognize visual objects

Someone with prosopagnosia has difficulty with ____.​

recognizing faces

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

speed and direction of movement

Damage to the ventral stream may interfere with ____.​

the ability to describe the shape or size of an object

The visual paths in the temporal cortex collectively are referred to as the ____.​

ventral stream

An inability to recognize objects despite otherwise satisfactory vision is called ____.​

visual agnosia

To what does "shape constancy" refer?​

​We can recognize objects even at different orientations.

Once within the cerebral cortex, a mixed pathway of magnocellular and parvocellular cells is important for ____.​

​brightness and color

Which structure has the largest receptive fields and the greatest preferential sensitivity to highly complex visual patterns, such as faces?​

​inferior temporal cortex

In addition to having difficulty recognizing faces, people with prosopagnosia may have difficulty____.​

​recognizing different kinds of plants and animals