occipital lobe Flashcards
blobs perceive ___ and inter blobs perceive ___
color, form and motion
blobs and interbolbs are located where
primary visual cortex (V1)
Primary visual cortex receives info from ___ and outputs to ___
LGN, other occipital areas
thin stripes are ___ and thick/pale stripes are ______
color perception, form and motion
stripes are found where
secondary visual cortex
the “how” and “where” stream
Dorsal
stream responsible for guiding grasping movements
dorsal
the “what” stream
Ventral
the area of the ventral stream responsible for object perception
inferior temporal cortex
the area of the ventral stream responsible for body movements
superior temporal cortex
three output pathways of the secondary visual cortex
output to parietal lobe (dorsal)
output to inferior temporal lobe (ventral)
output to superior temporal lobe (ventral)
T/F the left half of each retina gets info from right visual field and sends projections to the left brain
True
macular sparing is due to damage where?
unilateral damage to visual cortex
what part of the visual field is spaired in macular sparing
the central region
lesion in this vision area causes loss of colour cognition , can’t see or recall colour
V4 damage