PHYSPSYCH_Test_2b

Insects can see ______ wavelengths than we can see

cooperative movements of the eyes, which esures that the image of an object falls on identical portions of both retinas

a genetic defect in ones cones can lead to---

chemicals called ____ in the rods and cones react to light

in the occipitaotemporal cortex; it is activated by human bodies, even stick figures and silhouettes

information from our sense is ________ which means it causes neuronal firings that ultimately reach the brain so the info can be perceived

Helen Keller wrote "three days to ____________________________________"

The eyes contain the only exposed parts of the

_______ movements are rapid and jerky movements of the eyes eg when we read

radio waves are too ______ for us to see

Our eyes detect a relatively narrow band of....

The visual ____________ cortex is involved in the analysis of visual information (perception)

reptiles can see ___ wavelengths than we can

The __ cortex contains specialized regions for orientation, movement, spatial frequency, etc.

The most common colorblindness is

The primary visual cortex V1 is also called

The inability to distinguish faces; can result from damage to the visual association cortex (FFA)

Cells bring visual information through the optic nerve to the lateral ________ nucleus

Interconnected firing neurons will inhibit neighboring neurons; this is called ________

They are prevalent in the fovea, have good acuity and provide information about color.

activated when viewing scenes and backgrounds

____- are sensitive to low light and are prevalent in the periphery of the eye

about 20% of the ______ is directly involved in the analysis of visual information

Cerebral _______ is vision without color

retinal ________ is a binocular cue to vision

in _____ movement, the eye will move to maintain moving objects image of the fovea

a cluster of deficits likely caused by damge to the visual association cortex

when stimulated, _______ cells show a rebound effect; this might explain negative afterimages

good taste in japanese; argued to be the 5th taste in humans

it is theorized we perceive pitch because different parts of the _____ respond best to differing frequencies of sound

It is at the top of the nasal cavity and contains millions of receptor cells

provide information about what is happening on the surface of the body and inside it

Is that Ke$ha or lady gaga? the ______ stream of my auditory cortex can tell me.

mixture of sound vibrations

these mimic place coding and allow a person to percieve pitches

the stimulus for audition is......

skin sensitivity to _______ and vibrations is triggered by movement

participants report painful and burning sensations where the _____ is stimulated

helps us determine what we can put in our mouths

responds to head orientation

information from receptors in the joints, tendons, muscles

we would not be able to hear in the absence of

______ is good because it warns you that damage is happening to your body

_________ deafness could be due to loud noise, metabolic issues, disease, toxicity from drugs and hereditary conditions.

smell is important so that we may identify what is unfit to ...

when the police tell you to turn down your car stereo they are effectively telling you to decrease the sound's

The _________ pathway extends to the nucleus of the solitary tract in the medulla, then to the thalamus, then to the gustatory cortex.

perceive pain

________ differences in sound help us percieve location

the ____________ cortex is extensively developed in people who use their skin a lot.

responsible for the perception of harmony

sound information travels from the cochlear nerve to the _________, part of the hindbrain

olfactory axons extend directly to the _______; perhaps this is why smells are powerful triggers of emotion

The _________ stream of the auditory cortex tells us where a sound is

more complex aspects of music are analyzed by the _________ cortex.

different regions of the _______ respond to bad odors and good odors.

vertigo is a false sense of ...

perception of musical beat happens in the ____ auditory cortex

skin is the largest __ in the body

studies show the ______ cortex (part of the limbic system) to be activated when subjects hear words that described intense pain

perceived pitch

conduction deafness usually does not involve the

loss of ability to perceive or produce music

_____ is a combination of olfaction and gustation

____ deafness is hearing loss caused by brain lesions

cannot smell anything

the ___________ reflex maintains a steady retinal image

Inner _________ are responsible for normal hearing