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| The dorsal visual processing system projects from ________to the_____ regions |
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| primary visual areas, parietal |
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| Cells in the parietal areas are or aren't sensitive to form or color |
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| Cells are not sensitive to form or color, making them ill-suited to detect shape. |
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| Cells in area 7 are most responsive to what attributes of visual information? Why? |
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spatial relations
1. Receptive field encompasses most of the contralateral visual space, and a large amount of the ipsilateral space.
2. Cells fire in response to specific direction of motion.
3. Velocity of movement is ideal for cell firing.
4.Cells are responsive to retinal location of stimulus and the position of the animals head and eyes. Spatial map changes as soon as the animal turns its head. |
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| space within an organisms's reach |
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| space beyond an organism's reach |
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| independent of the viewer-representation of the absolute location of points in the environment and their relation to each other. ex:determining fastest route from residence to library |
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| a different portion of the visual image falls on corresponding points of each retina. Important for cuing relative depth. |
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| Local stereopsis or stereoacuity |
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| ability to use comparison of local detailed features of objects to determine relative position. |
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