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    Vision and Oculomotor Control

    This quiz will test the student's knowledge of the neural underpinnings of the visual system and its central pathways.

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    The magnocellular pathway of the visual system is characterized by _______ neurons and receptive fields, and is also known as the _______ system for detecting _________________.

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    The parvocellular pathway of the visual system is characterized by _______ neurons and receptive fields, and is also known as the _______ system for detecting _________________.

    3

    When an image is projected onto the retinas in the human visual system and passed through the optic chiasm:

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    A small nucleus in the thalamus that receives input from retinal ganglion cells is the:

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    The _______________ is a structure on the roof of the midbrain that is responsible for orienting the movements of head and eyes and coordinating saccade movements.

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    Orientation columns are:

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    The extrastriate cortex can be categorized into dorsal and ventral streams. The dorsal stream projects towards the _________ and is known as the _________ pathway. The ventral stream projects towards the_________ and is known as the _________ pathway.

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    The ventral pathway is concerned with ________________, with neurons selective to ________, ________, and ________.

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    Area MT (middle temporal cortex) is critical for:

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    Retinal disparity refers to the difference in location of image between the two eyes. The disparity signal is derived in the _______________ of the extrastriate cortex, and is critical for ____________.