Vision 2

Question 1

Retinal implant (medical device) that attaches to the Retinal Ganglion Cells

Answer 1

The Bionic Retina

Question 2

Nucleus of the Thalamus, has 6 layers

Answer 2

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

Question 3

Layers of “big” cells that make up the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, from rods

Answer 3

Magnocellular layers

Question 4

Layers of “small” cells that make up the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, from cones

Answer 4

Parvocellular layers

Question 5

Organization where V1 neurons act as projectors of stimuli

Answer 5

Retinotropic Organization

Question 6

Discovered that oriented bars of light causing firing of V1 neurons

Answer 6

Hubel and Wiesel

Question 7

An inability to consciously see due to a lesion in the V1, while maintaining ability to unconsciously see

Answer 7

Blindsight

Question 8

Area in brain next to V1, responds to visual illusions

Answer 8

Secondary Visual Cortex (V2)

Question 9

Visual pathway that goes ventral, leading to the Inferior Temporal Lobe (IT)

Answer 9

“What Stream”

Question 10

Visual pathway that goes dentral

Answer 10

“Where Stream”

Question 11

Area in temporal lobe that responds to visual objects

Answer 11

Inferior Temporal Lobe

Question 12

Located in the IT, area selective to faces, but can be to anything that a person is an “expert on”

Answer 12

Fusiform Face Area

Question 13

Severe and permanent impairment in learning and remembering to recognize visual stimulu

Answer 13

Visual Agnosia