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lecture 4 Flashcards

1
Q

where do ganglion cell fibres leave the retina?

A

along the optic nerve

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2
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optic chiasm

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cross over point of some of the optic nerves

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3
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what do optic nerves become beyond the optic chiasm?

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the optic tract

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4
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what does the optic tract feed into?

A

the Lateral geniculate nucleus

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5
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how is information separated once it reaches the optic tract

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by visual field rather than by eye

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6
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where is information from the right visual field represented?

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the left hemisphere

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7
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where is information for the left visual field represented

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the right hemisphere

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8
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what type of structure is the lateral geniculate nucleus?

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bilateral structure

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9
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where does each LGN receive it input from

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from the left and right eye, but keeps these inputs separate

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10
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what type of receptive fields does the LGN have? what is this ideal for? what does it not detect

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centre surround antagonism receptive fields

ideal for detecting spots of light and edges

not able to detect orientation of bars/ edges

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11
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what is V1

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primary visual cortex

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12
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where does V1 receive input from?

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the LGN

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13
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feature of the LGN

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striate cortex

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14
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activity of V1 cells when no stimulus present

A

baseline

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15
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what did Hubel and Weisel find caused a big response in V1 cells? what does this show?

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when the edge of slide moved across the receptive field

V1 likes lines, not spots

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16
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what do V1 cells show a preference for?

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lines of a certain orientation

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17
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how is V1 organised?

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retinotopic mapping
cortical magnification
orientation columns

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18
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retinotopic mapping

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objects close together in the visual field are measured by neighbouring parts of V1

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19
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cortical magnification

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amount of cortex devoted to representing each area of the visual field is distorted
the fovea is represented by a large area of the cortex

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20
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orientation columns

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orientational preferences of V1 arranged in an ordered way

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21
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how was the organisation of orientation columns recorded?

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1) recording from an electrode penetrating the cortex perpendicular to the surface
2) recording from an electrode penetrating the cortex at an angle to the surface

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22
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relation of perpendicular surface cells?

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an orientation column: all cells have the same orientation preference

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23
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relation of surface cells organisation at an angle

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cell’s orientation preferences vary systematically

24
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monocular

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respond to input from left or right eye, but not both

25
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is the LGN monocular or binocular?

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binocular

26
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how many cells in V1 are binocular?

A

80%

27
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binocular

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respond to inputs from both eyes

28
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ocular dominance:

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most binocular cells respond better to one eye that the other

29
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how are cells with the same ocular dominance organised in V1?

A

in columns

30
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names of different cell types in V1

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simple cells
complex cells
hypercomplex cells

31
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simple cell receptive fields

A

respond to oriented bars and edges
phase sensitive
elongated excitatory and inhibitory regions

32
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phase sensitive

A

response depends on position of bar within the receptive field

33
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orientation tuned neurons

A

neurons that respond best to their preferred orientation but also respond to other similar orientations

34
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complex cells

A

respond to oriented lines
no discrete on off regions
phase insensitive

35
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what do complex cells respond best to?

A

oriented bars and edges

a particular direction of movement

36
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another name for hypercomplex cells

A

end-stopped cells

37
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what do hypercomplex cells respond to?

A

bars of:

  • a particular orientation
  • moving in a particular direction
  • particular length
38
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how many visual areas beyond V1?

A

30+

39
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discoveries about visual areas beyond V1

A

areas seem to be specialised

areas are interconnected

40
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V3 function:

A

form

41
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V4 function

A

colour

42
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V5 function

A

motion

43
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importance of ‘what’ stream

A

recognising and discriminating objects

44
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where does the ‘WHAT’ stream travel?

A

ventrally to the inferotemporal cortex

45
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where does the ‘WHERE’ stream travel?

A

dorsally to the posterior parietal cortex

46
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what is the ‘WHERE’ stream important for?

A

determining where an object is and how to act upon it

47
Q

visual form agnosia

A

damage to the ventral pathway

cannot identify objects despite knowing their features

48
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monkey lesion study

A

Underleider and Mishkin, 1982

task 1: object discrimination
rectangle and prism in site
food is always under the prism

task 2: landmark discrimination
food always located close to the cylinder out of 2 possible locations

49
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result of the monkey lesion study

A

1) lesion to inferotemporal cortex causes problems for object discrimination but not landmark discrimination task
2) lesion to posterior parietal cortex causes problems for landmark discrimination but not object discrimination

50
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where is the damage in optic ataxia

A

dorsal pathway

51
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what symptoms seen in optic ataxia?

A

cannot grasp objects but can recognise and describe them

52
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are the what and where streams separate?

A

not totally, there are many connections between them

53
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which way does the signal flow in what and where streams?

A

upwards and backwards

54
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why can V1 cells be though of as feature detectors?

A

they respond to certain features of an image

55
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what happens as we move higher up the visual system

A

receptive fields get more complex, and the features they respond to more specific

56
Q

what is in area IT of visual system

A

cells that respond to faces

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