Biopsych ch 5

Infants with cataracts need to have surgical repair

As early as possiblr

Astigmatism refers to the

Asymmetric curvature of eyes

According to the retinex theory, we perceive color by

Contrasting the activity in one area of the visual field with that of the others

The visual lath in the parietal cortex us referred to as the

Dorsal stream

Once within the cerebral cortex, the magnocellular pathway continues, with a dorsal branch important for ___

Integrating vision with actuon

Suppose someone has a genetic defect that prevents the formation of horizontal cells in the retina. Which visual phenomenon is most likely to be impaired?

Lateral inhibition

Light enters the eye through an opening in the center of the iris called the

Pupil

Color consistency is the ability to

Recognize the color of an object despite changes in lighting

Someone with prosopagnosia had difficulty with

Recognizing faces

Stereoscopic depth perception requires the brain to detect

Retinal disparity

Peripheral vision mainly depends upon

Rods

Horizontal cells receive their input from ___, and then they send output to ___

Rods and cones; bipolar cells

In vertebrate retinas, receptors send their messages

To bipolar cells within the retina

At the level of rods and cones, the ___ theory seems to fit best, while at the level of the bipolar cells, the ___ theory seems to fit best

Trichromatic; opponent process

Lateral inhibition is the reduction of activity in one neuron by activity in neighboring neurons

True