Visual Information Processing Quiz

What type of cells in the retina make inhibitory contact onto bipolar cells?

• Ganglion cells

• Rods

• Horizontal cells

• Cones

Where do most ganglion cell axons go?

• Lateral geniculate nucleus

• Optic chiasm

• Primary visual cortex

• Occipital cortex

What is the function of lateral inhibition in the retina?

• To identify objects

• To process motion

• To sharpen contrasts

• To enhance color perception

What is the receptive field of a ganglion cell characterized by?

• A square center

• A circular center and a doughnut-shaped surround

• A triangular shape

• A linear arrangement

What happens to visual processing if one eyelid is sutured shut in a kitten?

• The kitten becomes blind

• The other eye becomes more responsive

• Synapses become unresponsive to the deprived eye

• Visual processing improves

What is the primary role of the ventral stream in visual processing?

• Guiding visually guided movement

• Enhancing color perception

• Identifying and recognizing objects

• Processing motion

Which area of the brain is particularly important for color perception?

• V4

• V2

• MT

• V1

What is prosopagnosia?

• Inability to see colors

• Inability to recognize faces

• Inability to perceive motion

• Inability to identify objects

What type of cell responds to a pattern of light in a particular orientation?

• Complex cell

• Bipolar cell

• End-stopped cell

• Simple cell

What is the role of the dorsal stream?

• Visual memory

• Visually guided movement

• Color analysis

• Object recognition