lecture 20

Question 1

which cortex are included in the temporal lobe

Answer 1

neocortxe, limbic cortex, and olfactory

Question 2

subcortical structures of the temporal lobe

Answer 2

amygdala and hippocampus

Question 3

sulci and gyri of the temporal lobe
(top to bottom)

Answer 3

sylvian fissure, superior temporal gyrus, superior temporal sulcus, middle temporal gyrus, inferior temporal sulcus, inferior temporal gyrus

Question 4

auditory and visual area location

Answer 4

auditory is superior, visual is inferior

Question 5

what is the temporo-parietal junction involved in

Answer 5

attention, memory, and social decision making

Question 6

where is the insula

Answer 6

deep within the sylvian fissure

Question 7

where is the pyriform cortex and what is it associated with

Answer 7

anterior, superior, medial part of temporal lobe, olfactory sense

Question 8

where do sensory systems project to

Answer 8

the temporal lobe

Question 9

where does output from the temporal lobe go to

Answer 9

the frontal and parietal lobes, plus the limbic system and basal ganglia

Question 10

where does visual and auditory info project to and what does it support

Answer 10

medial temporal lobe, long-term memory

Question 11

what are hierarchical visual and auditory pathways used for

Answer 11

object recognition

Question 12

____ auditory pathways dircet movements in response to ____ info

Answer 12

dorsal, auditory

Question 13

what pathways support object categorization in the STS

Answer 13

polymodal visual and auditory

Question 14

pathways to the frontal lobe are important for what

Answer 14

motor control and short term memory

Question 15

____ projections to the ____ are important for odor perception and memory

Answer 15

olfactory bulb, pyriform cortex

Question 16

the temporal lobe is important for analyzing what kind of info

Answer 16

sensory

Question 17

the temporal lobe does ____
(4 things)

Answer 17

auditory input processing, visual object recognition, long-term memory storage, olfactory input processing

Question 18

why/how does attention shift

Answer 18

deciding what feature is most relevant

Question 19

what makes for accurate perception and memory

Answer 19

being able to quickly categorize objects

Question 20

what can damage to the temporal lobe result in

Answer 20

defecits in identifying nd catgeorizing stimuli

Question 21

what does cross-modal matching enable

Answer 21

integration of visual and audiotyr info, likely involves the STS

Question 22

where is sensory input combined and stored

Answer 22

sturtcures of the medial temporal lobe

Question 23

what is the affective response

Answer 23

the subjective feeling about a stimulus

Question 24

what structure does the affective response involve

Answer 24

the amygdala in the medial temporal lobe

Question 25

what does the affective repsonse do

Answer 25

associates the stimulus with positive, negative, or neutral consequences

Question 26

damage to the amygdala results in what

Answer 26

inability to have an emotional repsonse to threatening stimuli

Question 27

what does the hippocampus contain

Answer 27

place cells to encode location in space, and support navigation

Question 28

what does the superior temporal sulcus do

Answer 28

detects biological motion, movement relevant to the species

Question 29

why is it important to detect biological motion

Answer 29

understanding intentions of others

Question 30

what types of bilogical motion does the STS detect

Answer 30

body motion, facial movement, voice cues

Question 31

cells in STS are sensitive to what

Answer 31

mouth movements and vocal characteristics, other cells are sensitive to motion in certain directions or specific facial expressions

Question 32

fusiform face area vs sts face area

Answer 32

fusiform - invariant (unchanging) - identity, gender, form sts face area - changeable - expression/gaze, motion

Question 33

what activates different combos of cells in TE

Answer 33

overall features objects possess, combos of orientation, size, colour, and texture

Question 34

____ and ____ alter response patterns of TE neurons

Answer 34

experience and training

Question 35

neurons in the TE area form ____ that respond to ____

Answer 35

cortica columns, categories of shapes

Question 36

T/F some cells responf selectively to facial identity, and some to expression

Answer 36

true

Question 37

there are specific cortical regions within the ____ and ____ lobes involved in recognizing ____ faces

Answer 37

occipital, temporal, upright

Question 38

lesions to the ____ temporal lobe have a greater impact on the ability to process faces than to the other side

Answer 38

right