Across
- 2. A location which is at the juncture of the soma and the axon of a neuron
- 3. the posterior portion of the thalamus, heavily involved in visual processing and direction of attention.
- 7. map Topological map that preserves spatial relationships found on Retina
- 8. processing that involves integrating information from an entire object
- 9. ____ memory is where immediate initial recording of ____ information in the memory information
- 11. specialized for the processing of object motion, also called V5
- 13. how well we distinguish among stimuli within a sensory modality
- 15. inability to see objects in motion
- 20. effect when retrograde amnesia is greatest for recent events
- 23. the region of the posterior occipital lobe whose primary input is from the visual system
- 26. the neuron that sends the signal
- 28. Principle that action potentials do not vary in strength, the neuron either fires at full strength or not at all.
- 29. form of dementia caused by a stroke or restriction of blood flow to the brain
- 30. type of visual agnosia which is a failure to perceive objects, even though visual acuity is relatively normal
- 32. retinal receptors that detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations.
- 33. the end of the dorsal stream of the visual association cortex
- 34. describing one kind of sensation in terms of another
- 35. airborne chemicals that are detected as odors
Down
- 1. cells that fire together wire together
- 4. inability to form new memories
- 5. loss of memory due to passage of time, during which the memory trace is not used
- 6. ERP component that occurs when an auditory stimulus deviates from previously presented auditory stimuli
- 10. receives visual sensory input
- 12. inability to read
- 14. retinal receptors necessary for peripheral and twilight vision
- 16. conduction where propagation of action potentials along myelinated axons from one node of ranvier to the next node
- 17. face area region in the temporal lobe of the brain that helps us recognize the people we know
- 18. inability to retrieve information from ones past
- 19. area of brain for memory of visual spatial processing
- 21. the neuron on the receiving end of the synapse
- 22. person who has trouble seeing one of the primary colors
- 24. the process by which memories become stable in the brain
- 25. the central focal point in the retina, around which the eye's cones cluster
- 27. inability to recognize faces
- 31. Any chemical that stimulates the sensory receptors in a taste bud.