vision
Which statement characterizes the fovea?
. It has the greatest perception of detail.
In comparison to cones, rods ____.
are more sensitive to dim light
The name of the point at which the optic nerve leaves the retina is called the ____.
blind spot
Damage to the dorsal stream may interfere with ____.
describing what is seen
The visual path in the parietal cortex is referred to as the ____.
dorsal stream
The law of specific nerve energies states that ____.
every stimulation of the optic nerve is perceived as light
____ cells axons make up the optic nerve.
ganglion
The optic nerve is composed of axons from which kind of cell?
ganglion cells
Branches of the optic nerve go directly to what areas of the brain?
hypothalamus and superior colliculus
Which structure has the largest receptive fields and the greatest preferential sensitivity to highly complex visual patterns, such as faces?
inferior temporal cortex
The optic nerves from the right and left eye initially meet at the ____.
optic chiasm
Chemicals that release a signal when struck by light are called ____.
photopigments
Visual information from the lateral geniculate area goes to the ____.
primary visual cortex
Light enters the eye through an opening in the center of the iris called the ____.
pupil
In what order does visual information pass through the retina?
receptor cells, bipolar cells, ganglion cells
In comparison to the rods, cones are more ____.
sensitive to detail
The primary visual cortex is also known as the ____.
striate cortex
The lateral geniculate nucleus is part of the ____.
thalamus
Damage to the ventral stream may interfere with ____.
the ability to describe the shape or size of an object
Rods are to ____ as cones are to ____.
the periphery; the fovea
The primary visual cortex sends its information ____.
to area V2
Where does the optic nerve send most of its information?
to the lateral geniculate nucleus
The visual paths in the temporal cortex collectively are referred to as the ____.
ventral stream
According to the law of specific nerve energies, the brain tells the difference between one sensory modality and another by ____.
which neurons are active
In addition to having difficulty recognizing faces, people with prosopagnosia may have difficulty____.
recognizing emotionally important objects
Someone with prosopagnosia has difficulty with ____.
recognizing faces