Chapter 13

Question 1

The regions of cytochrome-rich areas in the occipital lobe are referred to as __________.

Answer 1

blobs or stripes

Question 2

Neurons devoted to the perception of __________ are widespread, and their function is believed to be integral to the analysis of other features such as shape and motion.

Answer 2

color

Question 3

The area of the visual cortex that receives the largest input from the lateral geniculate nucleus is _____.

Answer 3

V1

Question 4

Individuals with damage to area V1 can still receive visual input to higher levels, in part via a pathway involving the __________ nucleus of the thalamus.

Answer 4

pulvinar

Question 5

Individuals who lose their ability to see color because of brain damage have selective damage to area _____.

Answer 5

V4

Question 6

Which region of the brain is associated with object analysis?

Answer 6

the lateral occipital

Question 7

Which visual function is a function of the dorsal stream regions?

a. body analysis
b. object-directed grasping
c. analysis of landmarks
d. analysis of biological motion

Answer 7

B. object-directed grasping

Question 8

A visual defect called __________ indicates damage to the optic tract, lateral geniculate body, or area V1.

a. bitemporal hemianopia
b. homonymous hemianopia
c. color blindness
d. small scotoma

Answer 8

B. homonymous hemianopia

Question 9

Destruction of one optic nerve will produce __________.

Answer 9

monocular blindness

Question 10

Small blind spots resulting from small lesions in the visual field are known as __________.

Answer 10

scotomas

Question 11

A patient such as D.B., who is able to point accurately to locations that he does not report seeing, is demonstrating __________.

Answer 11

cortical blindness

Question 12

A patient who loses the ability to copy a drawing of an object, but can draw that object from memory, is demonstrating __________.

a. prosopagnosia
b. visuospatial agnosia
c. associative agnosia
d. visual form agnosia

Answer 12

D. visual form agnosia

Question 13

People who have prosopagnosia cannot perceive __________ accurately.

Answer 13

faces

Question 14

Milner and Goodale propose that the dorsal stream of visual processing is important for __________.

a. object recognition
b. color perception
c. depth perception
d. the visual control of action

Answer 14

D. the visual control of action

Question 15

Apperceptive agnosia is usually related to damage in the __________.

a. lateral occipital lobes
b. bilateral calcarine fissure
c. lateral geniculate nucleus
d. anterior temporal lobe

Answer 15

A. lateral occipital lobes