Chapter 6: Part 8

Question 1

what is the fusiform face area (FFA)?

Answer 1

(FFA) A region of the visual association cortex located in the inferior temporal; involved in the perception of faces.

Question 2

what is the extra striate body area (EBA)?

Answer 2

A region of the visual association cortex located in the lateral occipitotemporal cortex; involved in the perception of the human body and body parts other than faces. (scrambled silhouettes, or stick drawings of human bodies or body parts)

Question 3

what is the parahippocampal place area?

Answer 3

A region of the medial temporal cortex; involved in the perception of particular places (“scenes”). (activated by sight of scenes and backgrounds)

Question 4

what is color constancy?

Answer 4

the relatively constant appearance of the color of objects views under varying lighting conditions

Question 5

what is cerebral achromatopsia?

Answer 5

“vision without color” a) Inability to discriminate among different hues; caused by damage to area V8 of the visual association cortex.

Question 6

what is retinal disparity?

Answer 6

The fact that points on objects located at different distances from the observer will fall on slightly different locations on the two retinas; provides the basis for stereopsis. A STIMULUS THAT PRODUCES IMAGES ON SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EYE