AVC - Form (TE)

Question 1

TE with respect to size

Answer 1

Have largest receptive fields, often an entire contralateral half of visual field

Question 2

TE responds best to

Answer 2

3D objects or photos of them

Question 3

TE neurons respond poorly to

Answer 3

spots, lines, stripes, etc.

Question 4

TE neurons continue/don’t continue(?) to respond if….?

Answer 4

Usually, these neuron continue to respond if object is moved to different location or is changed in size, shape, brightness, background or partially occluded

Question 5

Is there one neuron for each individual object?

Answer 5

No. However, recognition of objects is based on the activity of numerous neurons each sensitive to different aspects of visual information; it is the pattern of activity of these neurons that represents the visual perception. (remember how many neurons there are and how many interconnections there are between them and the various influences these connections can have)

Question 6

How might neurons be arrange in relation to response to objects…

Answer 6

READ: neurons also arranged in columns with neurons in adjacent regions responding to slightly different versions of the same object

Question 7

Visual agonisa

Answer 7

1. Visual acuity intact
2. Not dementia
3. Cannot identify objects by sight
4. Can identify objects by other sensory modalities