LECTURE 14

Question 1

Embodied cognition EXAMPLE

Answer 1

When people wear a heavy backpack, perception of incline changes compared to when they are not wearing anything on their back

Question 2

Predictive processing

Answer 2

Idea that rather than relying on information about the past, constantly making predictions about the future.

Question 3

Active inferences

Answer 3

As we move, our perception of the environment changes

Question 4

Neuromotor basis of motor control - what parts of the brain contribute to this

Answer 4

Primary motor cortex
Premotor area
Primary somatic sensory cortex
Somatic sensory cortex
Cerebellum

Question 5

Neuromotor basis of motor control - Cerebellum

Answer 5

Posture

Question 6

Neuromotor basis of motor control - Primary motor cortex

Answer 6

Motor homunculus, execution of action

Question 7

Neuromotor basis of control - Pre-motor cortex

Answer 7

APA’s, integrate visual and tactile input

Question 8

Neuromotor basis of motor control - Supplemental motor area

Answer 8

Active long before movement onset, production of complex motor sequences

Question 9

Neuromotor basis of motor control - Parietal cortex

Answer 9

Association area

Question 10

What evidence exists to support existence of two visual channels

Answer 10

• Damage to either stream
• Moving room
• Removal of one stream