Deck 13: Extension: B - The Occipital Lobes

Question 1

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the visual cortical area in each question with the most appropriate alternative from the list.
V1 ___

A)required for "dynamic form" perception
B)required for conscious vision
C)required for color perception
D)required for motion perception

Answer 1

required for conscious vision

Question 2

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the term in each question with the correct alternative.
associative agnosia ___

A)right medial occipitotemporal damage, including at the fusiform and lingual gyri
B)bilateral damage below the calcarine fissure at the temporal junction
C)anterior temporal lobe damage
D)bilateral lateral occipital lobe damage

Answer 2

anterior temporal lobe damage

Question 3

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the term in each question with the correct alternative.
visuospatial agnosia ___

A)right medial occipitotemporal damage, including at the fusiform and lingual gyri
B)bilateral damage below the calcarine fissure at the temporal junction
C)anterior temporal lobe damage
D)bilateral lateral occipital lobe damage

Answer 3

right medial occipitotemporal damage, including at the fusiform and lingual gyri

Question 4

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the visual cortical area in each question with the most appropriate alternative from the list.
V3 ___

A)required for "dynamic form" perception
B)required for conscious vision
C)required for color perception
D)required for motion perception

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions:
For each neuropsychological term, select the most appropriate alternative from the list.
apperceptive agnosia ___

A)inability to recognize faces
B)inability to recognize objects
C)inability to see more than one object at a time
D)inability to see due to naturally occurring lack of photoreceptors

Question 6

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the term in each question with the correct alternative.
prosopagnosia ___

A)right medial occipitotemporal damage, including at the fusiform and lingual gyri
B)bilateral damage below the calcarine fissure at the temporal junction
C)anterior temporal lobe damage
D)bilateral lateral occipital lobe damage

Question 7

Use the following to answer questions:
Neuropsychologists can infer from visual testing where in the visual system damage has occurred. Show your neuropsychological acumen by matching the condition in each question with the correct site of damage from the list.
bitemporal hemianopia ___

A)one optic nerve
B)medial visual cortex
C)one optic tract
D)optic chiasm

Question 8

Use the following to answer questions:
Neuropsychologists can infer from visual testing where in the visual system damage has occurred. Show your neuropsychological acumen by matching the condition in each question with the correct site of damage from the list.
small scotoma ___

A)one optic nerve
B)medial visual cortex
C)one optic tract
D)optic chiasm

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the term in each question with the correct alternative.
apperceptive agnosia ___

A)right medial occipitotemporal damage, including at the fusiform and lingual gyri
B)bilateral damage below the calcarine fissure at the temporal junction
C)anterior temporal lobe damage
D)bilateral lateral occipital lobe damage

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions:
For each neuropsychological term, select the most appropriate alternative from the list.
simultagnosia ___

A)inability to recognize faces
B)inability to recognize objects
C)inability to see more than one object at a time
D)inability to see due to naturally occurring lack of photoreceptors

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the visual cortical area in each question with the most appropriate alternative from the list.
V4 ___

A)required for "dynamic form" perception
B)required for conscious vision
C)required for color perception
D)required for motion perception

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions:
Neuropsychologists can infer from visual testing where in the visual system damage has occurred. Show your neuropsychological acumen by matching the condition in each question with the correct site of damage from the list.
monocular blindness ___

A)one optic nerve
B)medial visual cortex
C)one optic tract
D)optic chiasm

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions:
For each neuropsychological term, select the most appropriate alternative from the list.
prosopagnosia ___

A)inability to recognize faces
B)inability to recognize objects
C)inability to see more than one object at a time
D)inability to see due to naturally occurring lack of photoreceptors

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions:
In the visual cortex of the occipital lobes, neuropsychologists refer to areas in terms of function and with anatomical designations. For each anatomical designation listed, select the most appropriate alternative from the list.
fusiform gyrus ___

A)includes V2, VP
B)divides upper and lower halves of visual world
C)first cortical relay for visual input
D)contains V4

Question 15

Use the following to answer questions:
In the visual cortex of the occipital lobes, neuropsychologists refer to areas in terms of function and with anatomical designations. For each anatomical designation listed, select the most appropriate alternative from the list.
lingual gyrus ___

A)includes V2, VP
B)divides upper and lower halves of visual world
C)first cortical relay for visual input
D)contains V4

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions:
For each neuropsychological term, select the most appropriate alternative from the list.
blind spot ___

A)inability to recognize faces
B)inability to recognize objects
C)inability to see more than one object at a time
D)inability to see due to naturally occurring lack of photoreceptors

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions:
In the visual cortex of the occipital lobes, neuropsychologists refer to areas in terms of function and with anatomical designations. For each anatomical designation listed, select the most appropriate alternative from the list.
V1 ___

A)includes V2, VP
B)divides upper and lower halves of visual world
C)first cortical relay for visual input
D)contains V4

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the visual cortical area in each question with the most appropriate alternative from the list.
V5 ___

A)required for "dynamic form" perception
B)required for conscious vision
C)required for color perception
D)required for motion perception

Question 19

Use the following to answer questions:
Neuropsychologists can infer from visual testing where in the visual system damage has occurred. Show your neuropsychological acumen by matching the condition in each question with the correct site of damage from the list.
homonymous hemianopia ___

A)one optic nerve
B)medial visual cortex
C)one optic tract
D)optic chiasm

Question 20

Use the following to answer questions:
In the visual cortex of the occipital lobes, neuropsychologists refer to areas in terms of function and with anatomical designations. For each anatomical designation listed, select the most appropriate alternative from the list.
calcarine fissure ___

A)includes V2, VP
B)divides upper and lower halves of visual world
C)first cortical relay for visual input
D)contains V4

Question 21

Distinguish between "vision for action" and "action for vision."

Question 22

Why are small scotomas often unnoticed by persons with them?

Question 23

Describe the functional aspects associated with the structural organization of the primary visual cortex according to cortical layers, blobs, and interblobs.

Question 24

List four of the five general categories of visual processing, and give an example of each.

Question 25

How could PET scanning contribute to our knowledge of different visual areas in the occipital lobe?

Question 26

Characterize the dorsal stream and the ventral stream in the Milner-Goodale model of cortical organization.

Question 27

Why may faces be "special" in terms of brain processing? Hint: you may wish to consider the evolution of brain and behavior in social primates.
Answer Key

Question 28

How do neurologists measure the size and location of a possible field defect?

Question 29

What brain pathways may underlie blindsight?

Question 30

Distinguish between allocentric space and egocentric space.

Question 31

Account for the curious case in which a patient could draw a simple object more accurately from memory than when the object was actually present.

Question 32

Describe examples of how "our brains are organized around vision."

Question 33

Distinguish between apperceptive agnosia and associative agnosia.

Question 34

Briefly list the main functional role of each of the following: V1, V2, V3, V4, and V5.

Question 35

Describe how the behavioral deficits particular to subjects V.K. and D.F. exemplify a double dissociation of visual system function.

Question 36

What is meant by the term "blindsight"? Give an example from one or more of the case studies given.

Question 37

Describe the organization of the representation of the visual world in the visual cortex, with respect to the calcarine sulcus.

Question 38

What is a scotoma? What do such phenomena tell us about the organization of the visual system?