Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 13

Nerve impulses generated in the eye travel along fibers that combine to form the (a) _____ nerve. This nerve carries nerve impulses to an area in the back of each occipital lobe called the (b) _____ , which transforms impulses into simple visual (c) _____ , such as lines, shadows, colors, and textures. If the primary visual cortex were totally damaged, the person would be essentially blind. Simple, meaningless sensations are transformed into complete, meaningful images when nerve impulses reach an area of the brain known as (d) _____