Information from the nasal side of the retinae goes to the ______ side of the optic tract.
a. Contralateral
b. Ipsilateral
c. Dorsolateral
d. Inferolateral correct answers a. contralateral
The bilateral structure in the thalamus that relays information from the optic nerve to the visual
cortex is known as the ______.
a. Pulvinar
b. pineal body
c. magnocellular optic chiasm
d. lateral geniculate nucleus correct answers d. lateral geniculate nucleus
Which LGN layers have the smallest cells?
a. the koniocellular layers
b. the magnocellular layers
c. the parvocellular layers
d. the ochlearcellular layers correct answers a. the koniocellular layers
What is the name of the structure located at the top of the brainstem, just beneath the thalamus,
whose main function in mammals (including humans) is the control of rapid eye movements?
a. bistratified nucleus
b. medial geniculate nucleus
c. striate cortex
d. superior colliculus correct answers d. superior colliculus
,Sudden eye movements used to look from one object to another are known as ______.
a. Saccades
b. smooth-pursuit movements
c. Fixation
d. nonconscious movements correct answers a. saccades
The left V1 receives input ______.
a. primarily from the right side of the LGN
b. primarily from the left side of the LGN
c. from both sides of LGN in equal amounts
d. directly from the cones in the retinae correct answers b. primarily from the left side of the
LGN
The allocation of more space in the cortex to some sensory receptors than to others is known as
______.
a. foveal amplification
b. cortical magnification
c. occipital dominance
d. striate precedence correct answers b. cortical magnification
What is the relationship between V1 and the retina?
a. V1 is a mirror image of the retina.
b. V1 contains a map of the retina.
c. V1 controls the function of the retina.
d. V1 is an exact copy of the retina. correct answers b. V1 contains a map of the retina
What is one difference between simple cells and complex cells?
, a. A simple cell responds to all wavelengths whereas complex cells respond only to wavelengths
in their particular wavelength tuning.
b. Simple cells are connected only to LGN cells, but not to V2 cells, whereas complex cells
receive input from both the LGN and V2.
c. A complex cell will respond to a dark bar on a light background and a light bar on a dark
background, but a simple cell will only respond to one or the other.
d. Simple cells respond to movement better than complex cells do. correct answers c. a complex
cell will respond to a dark bar on a light background and a light bar one a dark background, but a
simple cell will only respond to one or the other
A column within V1 that is made up of neurons that receive input from only the left eye or only
the right eye is called a(n) ______ column.
a. V1 neuron
b. Contralateral
c. ocular dominance
d. Ipsilateral correct answers c. ocular dominance
Interblobs are sensitive to ______.
a. Wavelength
b. object shape
c. Motion
d. object orientation correct answers d. object orientation
The second area in the visual cortex that receives input, often considered the area that starts with
visual associations rather than processing the input, is called ______.
a. parietal visual cortex
b. V2
c. ultrastriate cortex
d. MT correct answers b. V2