Which region of the brain is damaged when someone has blindsight? - Correct Answer Primary visual
cortex
What region of the brain is damaged when a person experiences total blindness? - Correct Answer
Lateral geniculate nucleus and the primary visual cortex
Name the four lobes of the brain - Correct Answer See diagram
Main thing the temporal lobe does? - Correct Answer Language processing
Occipital lobe? - Correct Answer associated with vision, primary visual cortex, damaged with blindsight
Cerebellum? - Correct Answer important in coordination
What is the meaning of Anterior/rostral? - Correct Answer to the front
posterior/caudal? - Correct Answer to the back
superior/dorsal? - Correct Answer to the top
Inferior/ventral? - Correct Answer to the bottom
Lateral - Correct Answer away from midline
Medial - Correct Answer towards the midline
, - Correct Answer Ret
Which part of visual system is damaged during blindsight? - Correct Answer Visual cortex
What are the 5 assumptions of the visual system? - Correct Answer 1. That there is a single, overhead
light source
2. That when an object moves into shadow, it is still the same color
3. Objects in motion tend to move in a straight line
4. Objects move in synchronicity (leopard spots)
5. Objects cover and uncover backgrounds as they move
What is Bayes rule? - Correct Answer An algorithm that our brain uses to solve the problem of inverse
optics
What is the given data/ thing we are trying to find the probability of in the inverse optics problem? -
Correct Answer We are given a 2D image on our retina, and we discern the probability of a 3D scene
What idea does face processing support about brain organization? - Correct Answer That the mind is (at
least in part) composed of specialized modules that help solve problems our ancestors once faced
What is prosopagnosia? - Correct Answer a disorder of the brain that stems from lesions to the fusiform
face area: an inability to recognize faces
Where is the fusiform face area located? - Correct Answer In the inferior temporal lobe
What did the sugita study imply? - Correct Answer Monkey Faces. Innately-specified specialized
processing. We have an innate, computational template that is fine tuned via experience with the world.
What is nativism? - Correct Answer the view that knowledge or structure is built in (nature)