Question 1: What is the name for the first part of the cortex that receives information relayed from the visual sense through the thalamus?

A. Secondary visual cortex
B. Association cortex
C. Primary visual cortex
D. Ventral visual stream

Question 2: Sides of the retina are referred to either as nasal or temporal. Nasal is _______ where temporal is ________.

A. closest to the temples; closest to the nose
B. closest to the forehead; closest to the chin
C. closest to the nose; closest to the temples
D. closest to the left; closest to the right

Question 3: The neurons in the inferior temporal cortex…

A. are the primary source of input to V1, V2 and V3.
B. integrates motor commands with spatial information.
C. is specialized for processing spatial information and respond differentially to the direction and speed of movement.
D. responds selectively to objects.

Question 4: The ventral stream is also known as the “______” pathway.

A. who
B. where
C. what
D. when

Question 5: Auditory information passes through the following part of the thalamus

A. lateral geniculate nucleus
B. ventrolateral nucleus
C. pulvinar
D. medial geniculate nucleus