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ch. 10 - central visual system Flashcards

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conscious visual perception pathway

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retina to lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of thalamus to primary visual cortex (area 17, V1, striate cortex)

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retinofugal projection is made up of…. (in order)

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  • optic nerve
  • optic chiasm
  • optic tract
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optic nerves

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  • travel through fatty tissue behind the eyes and pass through holes in the floor of the skull
  • form optic chiasm
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optic chiasm

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  • anterior to pituitary

- axons from nasal retina cross here

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decussation

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the crossing of a fiber bundle from one side of the brain to the other

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optic tracts

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run under pia mater along lateral diencephalon

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left visual field

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objects appearing to the left of the midline

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right visual field

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objects appearing to the right of the midline

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binocular visual field

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the central portion of both visual hemifields, viewed by BOTH retinas

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where is the left visual hemifield in each eye?

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RIGHT: temporal side
LEFT: nasal side

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which hemisphere views information from the left visual hemifield?

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right hemisphere

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which hemisphere views information from the right visual hemifield?

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left hemisphere

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13
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optic tract is most connected to…

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LGN of dorsal thalamus

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14
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optic tract projects to the primary visual cortex via…

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optic radiation

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T or F: lesions ANYWHERE in the retinofugal projection from eye to LGN to visual cortex cause blindness in humans

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TRUE

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damage to the left optic nerve causes…

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blindness in entire left eye only

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damage to the left optic tract causes…

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blindness in the right visual field in both eyes

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18
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optic tract connecting to pretectum

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controls the size of the pupil and certain types of eye movement

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optic tract connecting to hypothalamus

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synchronize sleep and wakefulness with light-dark cycle and other biological rhythms

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20
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10% connect to superior colliculus

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orient eyes in response to new stimulus

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21
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another name for super colliculus

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optic tectum

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22
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which of the 6 layers of LGN is the more ventral?

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layer 1

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23
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LGN neurons receive synaptic input from..

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retinal ganglion cells

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the left visual field is viewed by…

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left nasal and right temporal

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right LGN, right eye (ipsilateral) axons synapse on…

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LGN layers 2, 3, 5

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right LGN, left eye (contralateral) axons synapse on…

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LGN layers 1, 4, 6

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LGN layers 1 and 2

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larger, called magnocellular (M cells)

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LGN layers 3-6

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smaller, called parvocellular (P cells)

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koniocellular layers

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small layer inbetween, receive input from nonM-nonP cells

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major input to LGN comes from

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primary visual cortex

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retinotopy

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an organization whereby neighboring cells in the retina feed information to neighboring places in their target structures

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spiny stellate cells

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small neurons with spine-covered dendrites that radiate out from the cell body

  • in layers IVc
  • axons make local connections
  • golgi type II
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pyramidal cells

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covered with spines, characterized by a single thick apical dendrite that branches as it ascends toward the pia mater and by multiple basal dendrites that extend horizontally

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inhibitory neurons

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lack spines and are found in all layers

- form ONLYA local connections

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which type of cells send axons out of striate cortex to form connections with other parts of the brain?

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ONLY pyramidal

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M cells project to

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P cells project to

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koniocellular project to

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layers II and III

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ocular dominance columns

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left and right eye inputs in stripes

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layer IVc neurons project radially to

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layers IVb and III, where left and right eye inputs mix

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IVc alpha projects to

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IVc beta projects to

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in which layers can an axon form synapses with pyramidal cell dendrites from all layers?

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III and IVb

44
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layer III blobs receive input from

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LGN directly

45
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cytochrome oxidase

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mitochondrial enzyme used for cell metabolism

46
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Hubel and Wiesel

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receptive fields in layer Ivc are similar to M cell and P cell LGN inputs

47
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which layer is insensitive to wavelength?

48
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which layer has center-surround color opponency?

49
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orientation selectivity

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most of the receptive fields in the retina, LGN, and layer Ivc are circular and respond best to spot of light matched in size to receptive field center

50
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V1 responds best to

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elongated bar of light moving across their receptive fields

51
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orientation-selective neurons are thought to be specialized for…

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analysis of object shape

52
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radial column of cells through which layers have the same preferred orientation?

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II through VI

53
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direction selectivity

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respond when a bar of light at the optimal orientation moves perpendicular to the orientation in one direction but not in the opposite

54
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sensitivity to the direction of stimulus motion is a hallmark of neurons receiving input from…

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magnocellular layers of LGN

55
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direction-selective neurons are thought to be specialized for…

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analysis of object motion

56
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simple cells

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V1 neurons receiving a converging input from three or more LGN cells with receptor fields that are aligned along one axis

57
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properties of simple and complex cells

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  • binocular
  • sensitive to stimulus orientation
  • direction selective
  • relatively insensitive to wavelength
58
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complex cells

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  • do NOT have distinct on and off regions

- may receive input from several simple cells

59
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magnocellular pathway

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  • type of parallel pathway
  • project to IVC alpha, which then projects to IVb
  • analysis of object motion and guidance of motor actions
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parvo-interblob pathway

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  • type of parallel pathway
  • project to IVC beta, which then project to layer II and III
  • analysis of fine object shape
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blob pathway

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  • type of parallel pathway
  • nonM-nonP to koniocellular layers II and III
  • color, monocular, no orientation selectivity
  • analysis of object colors
62
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dorsal stream

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  • visual control of action and motion analysis

- extension of V1 magnocellular pathway

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ventral stream

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  • perception and object recognition

- extension of V1 parvo-interblob and blob pathways

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MT or V5

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  • dorsal stream
  • all cells are direction selective
  • important role in motion perception
65
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MST

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  • linear motion
  • radial motion
  • circular motion
66
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dorsal stream uses information for…

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  • navigation
  • directing eye movements
  • motion perception
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V4

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  • ventral stream
  • orientation and color selective
  • important for shape and color perception
68
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area IT

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  • ventral stream
  • colors and abstract shapes
  • some respond to faces
  • important for visual perception and memory
69
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achromatopsia

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characterized by a parietal or complete loss of color vision despite the presence of normal functional cones in the retina

70
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prosopagnosia

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difficulty recognizing faces even though vision is otherwise normal

71
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visual perception

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the task of identifying and assigning meaning to objects in space

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