High Level Sensory Perception

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture on high-level sensory perception.

Dorsal Stream

Known as the ‘Where Pathway,’ it processes visual information related to the location and movement of objects.

Ventral Stream

Also known as the ‘What Pathway,’ it processes visual information related to the identity and features of objects.

Akinetopsia

Commonly referred to as ‘motion blindness,’ it is a condition where individuals cannot perceive motion.

Prosopagnosia

Also known as ‘face blindness,’ it is a condition where individuals are unable to recognize faces.

Hierarchical Coding Hypothesis

The theory that the brain categorizes objects by breaking them down into foundational components, which allows for complex image representation.

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to process multiple aspects of visual stimuli simultaneously across different regions.

Topographic Organization

The organized structure of each sensory system based on how information is obtained, maintained in their primary sensory cortex.

Fusiform Face Area (FFA)

A region in the ventral stream that is highly responsive to faces and may also function as a visual expert area for skilled objects.

Hemispatial Neglect

A condition resulting from damage to one of the parietal lobes where a person is unable to process visual information from the contralateral side of the damage.

Specialized Receptors

Receptors that are tuned to specific modalities, encoding physical information from the environment into action potentials for the brain.