Blakemore & Cooper- Impact of early visual experience

Question 1

Plasticity

Answer 1

Brain’s ability to change, re-organise and grow more neural networks with more information

Question 2

Monocular

Answer 2

With 1 eye- helps you see and process what you’re looking at

Question 3

Binocular

Answer 3

With 2 eyes- enables a sense of depth perception

Question 4

Visual cortex

Answer 4

Brain region that receives, integrates and processes visual info

Question 5

Sensitive period

Answer 5

Effects of env. stimuli on developing organisms are stronger during certain periods

Question 6

Re-modification

Answer 6

Changes after being in the tube

Question 7

Visual placing reaction

Answer 7

Reaching their paws to touch a surface below

Question 8

Visual motor coordination

Answer 8

Ability to translate a visual image into an accurate motor action

Question 9

Nurture/nature

Answer 9

(Nature) - neurones with a preferred orientation
(Nurture) - restricted visual environment, had strong effect on how brain developed

Question 10

Free will/determinism

Answer 10

Determinism: determined by environment that kittens experienced

Question 11

Reductionism/holism

Answer 11

Reductionism: Within biological area as investigates effect of environment on developing brain in cats
Holism: Can recognise biology and environment affect behaviour of kittens

Question 12

Individual/situational

Answer 12

Individual: kittens/humans can be born with different individual visual impairments in the first place
Situational: determined by environment the kittens experienced