Classical formulation/ fMRI studies

Question 1

Classical Formulation: Appreceptive visual agnosia is

Answer 1

a. Perceptual impairment and visual agnosia

b. Bilateral lateral occipital damage

Question 2

Classical Formulation: Associative visual agnosia is

Answer 2

a. Perception intact with visual agnosia

b. Damage in the anterior ventral (temporal) stream

Question 3

fMRI studies: Have identified regions of the …and ….that respond to specific categories of objects

Answer 3

Have identified regions of the lateral occipital and inferior temporal that respond to specific categories of objects: animals, tools, cars, flowers, faces, bodies, scenes…findings not reliable, though

Question 4

fMRI studies: Have also identified large region of …. area….that responds to a large variety of objects and shapes

Answer 4

Have also identified large region of the ventral visual association area in the lateral occipital cortex that responds to a large variety of objects and shapes

Question 5

fMRI study found only three regions that showed greater activation to specific categories:

Answer 5

Face, bodies, scenes