WorksheetsWeek 4: Neuroesthetics & Synapses
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
At a synapse, where do the neurotransmitters get released from, where do they go to?
Released from the dendrites of the post-synaptic cell; goes to the external environment
Released from the axon terminal side of the synapse; goes to the external environment
Released from the external environment; goes to the axon terminal side of the synapse
Released from the axon terminal side of the synapse; goes to the dendrites of the post-synaptic cell
Where can you find the "meaning" or "intended impact" of a neurotransmitter release?
Both in the type of neurotransmitter and in how the post-synaptic cell receptor is shaped to receive it
Only in the type of neurotransmitter, i.e. the shape of the molecule
By the electric charge of the neurotransmitter molecule
Neurotransmitters do not have a "meaning"
What is the relationship between the shape and function of a molecule?
(hint... more than one correct answer)
Little to no relationship
Function is determined by shape
Shape can be used to infer function
Function overrides the shape
Shape has no impact; function is most important
What impact does the acetylcholine neurotransmitter have on the post-synaptic cell that receives it?
Excites the cell
Inhibits the cell
Depends on the cell which receives it
Depends on how much acetylcholine is released
Depolarization is to _____ as hyperpolarization is to _____.
inhibition; excitation
excitation; inhibition
dendrites; axons
axons; dendrites
What does "gaze distribution" help us to understand?
What part of an image needs to be explained to the viewer
Where the brightest colors are in an image
Which images a person spends the most time in front of in a museum
Where eyes are drawn to the most in an image
Let's say you viewed a series of paintings, and noticed that when viewing images where the most interesting or critical part (such as a face) was obstructed, you felt almost a sense of frustration. What would this phenomenon best be described by?
Abstraction
Generic and canonical viewpoints
Symmetry
Visual problem-solving
What is the typical predisposition we have towards symmetry? (hint... multiple correct answers)
We like it because symmetry can indicate health and help us recognize faces
We like it because asymmetry can indicate disease
We dislike it because it results in too much repetition
We dislike it because it reduces originality
The fact that many paintings are meant to play on ambiguity means that different people can extract different, unique meanings from it.
True
False
"Visual puns" and "visual metaphors" show that the viewer of an artwork can bring their own contextual understanding to what they perceive in the external world. In other words, perception is both an internal and external experience.
True
False
