problem 1 of 10 

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

problem 2 of 10 

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

problem 3 of 10 

The neurons in the inferior temporal cortex... 


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

problem 4 of 10 

The ventral stream is also known as the "______" pathway. 


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

problem 5 of 10 

Auditory information passes through the following part of the thalamus 

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

problem 6 of 10 

Damage to V4 is most likely to result in: 

A.achromatopsia
B.akinetopsia
C.homonymous hemianopsia
D.complete blindness

problem 7 of 10 

The polymodal pathway runs from the ________ and the _________ towards the _________.

A.superior temporal gyrus; superior temporal sulcus; middle temporal gyrus
B.superior temporal gyrus; inferior temporal gyrus; superior temporal sulcus
C.middle temporal gyrus, superior temporal gyrus; superior temporal sulcus
D.inferior temporal gyrus; middle temporal gyrus; superior temporal gyrus

problem 8 of 10 

In prosopagnosia a patient 

A.cannot assign meaning to objects he/she can see clearly
B.cannot recognize animals
C.cannot recognize objects 
D.cannot recognize faces

problem 9 of 10 

The dorsal auditory pathway 

A.Runs towards to the posterior parietal cortex
B.subserves the function of sound localization
C.serves to orient action based on sound
D.all of the above

problem 10 of 10 

Which of the following statements is true? 

A.
The retinal ganglion cells in the nasal hemiretina project ipsilaterally to the
lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and the retinal ganglion cells in the
temporal hemiretina project ipsilaterally to the lateral geniculate nucleus.

B.
The retinal ganglion cells in the nasal hemiretina project ipsilaterally to the
lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and the retinal ganglion cells in the
temporal hemiretina project contralaterally to the lateral geniculate nucleus.

C.
The retinal ganglion cells in the nasal hemiretina project contralaterally to the
lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and the retinal ganglion cells in the
temporal hemiretina project ipsilaterally to the lateral geniculate nucleus.

D.
The retinal ganglion cells in the nasal hemiretina project contralaterally to the
lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and the retinal ganglion cells in the
temporal hemiretina project contralaterally to the lateral geniculate nucleus.