Cortical Orginization

Question 1

Cortical magnification

Answer 1

Apportioning of small fovea and large are it maps onto in the brain

Question 2

fMRI measures what?

Answer 2

BOLD (blood-oxygen-level dependent) response

Question 3

Hypercolumns

Answer 3

Shows one location on retina with every possible orientation

Question 4

Temporal lobe is part of the _______ stream

Answer 4

Ventral (“what”) stream

Question 5

Parietal lobe is important for the _________ stream

Answer 5

Dorsal (“where/how”) stream

Question 6

Responds best to faces

Answer 6

Fusiform Face Area (FFA)

Question 7

Responds best to spatial layout

Answer 7

Parahippocampal Place Area (PPA)

Question 8

Responds best to full bodies and body parts

Answer 8

Extrastriate Body Area (EBA)