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Biopsychology: Quiz 3
1.
"What you see is not necessarily what you get." Briefly explain what this means, and very briefly provide two pieces of supporting evidence. Answer in fewer than 60 words.
2.
Analgesia seems to be mediated by endogenous opiate activity in the __________ and ____________ activity in the ___________ nuclei.
3.
After entering the _______ eye, light from the _______ visual field stimulates the left temporal hemiretina, and the resulting signals are projected directly to the _______ primary visual cortex. .
4.
Feedback plays an important roll in guiding all movements, with the exception of __________ movements.
5.
Which two terms do not belong in this group?
1. cingulate motor areas
2. supplementary motor areas
3. medial geniculate
4. lateral lemniscus
5. red nucleus
6. medullary pyramid
7. Renshaw cells
6.
Photopic is to scotopic as 560 is to _______.
7.
The ______________ phenomenon demonstrates the important role of visual attention: If we don't attend to an object, we don't ________ it, even for a few seconds.
8.
The numbers VII, IX, and X are linked to the __________ system.
9.
Most people believe that the colour of an object depends entirely on the wave lengths of light that it reflects, but this common way of thinking cannot account for the main feature of colour vision: ______________.
10.
Large homogeneous areas are not directly perceived by the visual system; they are product of ___________.
11.
In neuroanatomy, 'rubro' refers to the _____________.
12.
The main function of the ______ pairs of superior olives appears to be sound ____________.
13.
Migraine attacks are often preceded by ______________.
14.
The bottom two layers of the ______________ are referred to the _____________ layers, and the neurons there are particularly sensitive to ____________.
15.
Our ability to move our fingers independently depends on the integrity of the _____________ tract.
16.
How do we get our central sensorimotor programmes? Answer in fewer than 40 words.
17.
Although __________ is usually produced by left parietal damage, its clinical effects are bilateral.
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