Chapter 6

1. a cell with a receptive field with fixed excitatory and inhibitory zones
7. tiny area specialized for acute and detailed vision
8. the theory proposing that we see color through three kinds of cones that are each more sensitive to a different color
11. where light enters the eye through an opening in the center of the iris
12. the stream through parietal cortex, the “where” pathway
13. stimulation from both eyes
16. have small cell bodies and small receptive fields, are mostly in or near the fovea
18. the stream through the temporal cortex, the “what” pathway
20. a part of the thalamus, where most ganglion axons go

2. also known as area V1 or the striate cortex
3. the reduction of activity in one neuron by activity in neighboring neurons
4. the blurring of vision for lines in one direction
5. inability to recognize faces
6. these cells do not respond to the exact location of a stimulus, but rather to a pattern of light in a particular orientation
9. the theory that we perceive color in terms of opposites
10. neurons with larger cell bodies and receptive fields, distributed equally throughout the retina
14. the discrepancy between what the right and left eyes see
15. the rear surface of the eye that is lined with visual receptors
17. the theory that the cortex compares information from parts of the retina to determine the brightness and color for each area
19. that area in visual space that excites or inhibits it