Chapter Ten The Central Visual System
1. Which part of the brain is the major target of the retinofugal projection
in nonmammalian vertebrates? Choose the correct option.
A) Tectum of the midbrain
B) Pretectum
C) Part of the hypothalamus
D) Optic nerve
2. Which of the following is the function of direction-selective striate cortex neurons?
Choose the correct option.
A) Analysis of object shape
B) Analysis of object motion
C) Analysis of object color
D) Analysis of object meaning
3. James, age 22 years, was riding a motorbike when he had an accident. A
neuropsychological test revealed that James suffered extensive damage to area V4 in the
ventral stream. What is the most likely deficit resulting from a V4 lesion? Select the
correct option.
A) Peripheral vision deficit
B) Total vision deficit
C) Motion perception deficit
D) Color perception deficit
4. Which of the following is a role proposed for movement-sensitive neurons in the
parietal area called MST? Choose the correct option.
A) Navigation
B) Shape perception
C) Color perception
D) Peripheral vision
5. Which of the following is the common characteristic in the receptive fields in the
ganglion cells of the retina, the LGN, and striate cortex neurons in layer IVC?
Choose the correct option.
A) Center surround
B) Elongated bar of light moving across the receptive field
C) Optimal orientation of a bar of light
D) Radial column of cells from pia to white matter
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1. Which part of the brain is the major target of the retinofugal projection
in nonmammalian vertebrates? Choose the correct option.
A) Tectum of the midbrain
B) Pretectum
C) Part of the hypothalamus
D) Optic nerve
2. Which of the following is the function of direction-selective striate cortex neurons?
Choose the correct option.
A) Analysis of object shape
B) Analysis of object motion
C) Analysis of object color
D) Analysis of object meaning
3. James, age 22 years, was riding a motorbike when he had an accident. A
neuropsychological test revealed that James suffered extensive damage to area V4 in the
ventral stream. What is the most likely deficit resulting from a V4 lesion? Select the
correct option.
A) Peripheral vision deficit
B) Total vision deficit
C) Motion perception deficit
D) Color perception deficit
4. Which of the following is a role proposed for movement-sensitive neurons in the
parietal area called MST? Choose the correct option.
A) Navigation
B) Shape perception
C) Color perception
D) Peripheral vision
5. Which of the following is the common characteristic in the receptive fields in the
ganglion cells of the retina, the LGN, and striate cortex neurons in layer IVC?
Choose the correct option.
A) Center surround
B) Elongated bar of light moving across the receptive field
C) Optimal orientation of a bar of light
D) Radial column of cells from pia to white matter
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