module 5.3

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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 ventral branch sensitive to ____.​

movement

A person with visual agnosia is unable to ____.​

recognize visual objects

Area ____ is particularly important for color constancy.​

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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

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

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

​inferior temporal cortex

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

Damage to the dorsal stream may interfere with ____.​

​reaching out to grasp an object

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

​recognizing different kinds of plants and animals

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


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