Visual System Part 2 Flashcards

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Lateral geniculate nucleus

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takes information from retinal ganglions and send it to the visual cortex
may also send information to other parts of the brain: blindsight

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Suprachiasmatic nucleus

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regulates wake/dark cycle

sends information to pineal gland

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3
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Pretectum

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controls pupil size

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4
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Superior colliculus

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controls eye movements

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5
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Fixation points

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area of interests the eyes move to

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Saccades

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rapid ballistic movements

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7
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smooth pursuit

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following moving objects

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8
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vergence

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distance adjustments

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9
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vestibular-ocular

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adjustment for head movements

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Eye tracking

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identifies what eyes look at

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11
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How is eyetracking useful for neuroscience

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allows a very precise motor movement
no body movement
can be performed with skull exposed

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12
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Optic chiasm

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where nerves coss

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13
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What is the order for when light enters the eye

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axons cross over in the optic chiasm to the lateral geniculate nuclei and then up to the primary visual cortex, then the secondary cortex, and finally the extrastriate cortex

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14
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where does information from the left visual field go?

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the right thalamus and visual cortex

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15
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Where does information from upper visual field go?

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to lower ventral parts of visual cortex

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16
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Where does information from central/foveal visual field go?

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posterior visual cortex

17
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How is the LGN organized?

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in 6 layers

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Magnocellular cells

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Layer 1 and 2
Big and fast cells
mainly detects movement and is made up of mostly rods

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Parvocellular cells

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Layer 4-6
Small and slow cells
mainly detects colour, patterns,and detail and is made up of mostly cones

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Koniocellular cells

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in between layers and receives information from blue cones

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Which layers are ipsilateral

22
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Which layers are contralateral

23
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What’s the point of LGN

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its the first point where information from both eyes are combined
visual receptive fields grow at this point and thus they get the bigger pictures from all the fields

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Visual radiation

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band of tissues leaving the LGN and going to the visual cortex

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How is the visual cortex divided
Primary cortex = V1 = striate cortex Secondary cortex = V2 = Prestriate cortex V2, V3, V4, V5/MT = extrastriate cortex
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Primary visual cortex
25% of surface area devoted to the fovea | Receptive fields of cells in this area are larger than LGN and rectangular and organized into layers
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Where do koniocellular, magnocellular, and parvocellular cells project to?
IVa and IVc
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Simple V1 Cells
similar to LGN cells can detect lines of a specific orientation in a specific location Monocular
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Complex V1 cells
can detect lines of a specific orientation in any location binocular but one eye usually dominates motion sensitive
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Hypercomplex V1 cells
respond to lines in a particular orientation that end in a particular point in the receptive field some respond to lines of a specific orientation binocular but usually one eye dominates
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V1 Columns
all the cells in one column have similar receptive field regions, orientations, and dominant eyes Simple cells are on the surface while complex and hypercomplex cells are deeper within
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What happens if you examine a row
The visual field and the orientation shifts systematically | eye dominance shifts as well
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What measures colours
Blobs which are zones that cover many oriental columns and do not respond to orientation located in layer 2,3 5,6
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Module
Final level of organization within V1 | contains columns of all orientation and a blob
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How does the brain form these columns/modules?
Visual cortex organization depends on experience and is plastic
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Critical period
changes that are often especially relevent for a particular stage in development
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Ocular dominance
relative proportion of columns dominated by open eye
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Scomata
area of poor acuity/detection in visual field | occurs after damage to retina, optic nerve, LGN, or V1
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Personality scotoma
inability to perceive personality traits in themselves that are obvious to others