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Q: There are certain cells in the visual cortex that respond to lines of a particular orientation (angle)

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• Q: There are certain cells in the visual cortex that respond to lines of a particular orientation (angle). Those cells are called _____ cells.
• Q: Different simple cells respond (fire) to lines of different orientation. True or false?
• Q: There are certain cells in the visual cortex that respond to lines of a particular orientation (angle) and moving lines. Those cells are called _____ cells.
• Q: Based on what you see in the video, simple cells respond to more of the visual world than complex cells. True or false?
• Q: Based on what you see in the video, complex cells respond to more of the visual world than simple cells. True or false?
• Q: Simple cells get their information/input from the part of the brain referred to as the ____. Do not use the abbreviation.
• Q: LGN stands for _____.
• Q: Complex cells get their information/input from _____.
• Q: The individuals who discovered the existence of simple and complex cells in the visual cortex were (last names only): Their names are mentioned at the beginning of the video and then on the screen at the end.

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• Q: The visual cortex is composed of ____ of layers.
• Q: In the visual cortex, there are 3 types of cells. The names of those 3 types of visual cells are:
• Q: Simple cells have receptive fields that are bar-shaped. True or false?
• Q: Simple cells like (fire the most) bars of light of a particular orientation. True or false?
• Q: Simple cells respond to light of only one orientation. True or false?
• Q: Orientation tuning curve. What happens to firing rate as move away from preferred orientation?
• Q: Complex cells prefer what kind of bars of light?
• Q: Simple cells respond best to stationary lines. True or false?
• Q: Complex cells respond best to lines (bars of light) moving in any direction. True or false?
• Q: What kind of stimuli do end-stopped cells best respond to?
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• Q: Orientation columns. Look closely at figure: How do different columns differ in terms of what type of stimuli they respond to?
• Q: In the visual cortex, the cells in a particular column respond to lines of different orientations. True or false?
• Q: In the visual cortex, the cells in different columns respond to lines of different orientations. True or false?
• Q: The full range of possible line orientations that we are sensitive to exists in how much space in the cortex?
• Q: Ocular dominance columns. Why are they called that?
• Q: What are we able to see because of ocular dominance?
• Q: Stereopsis is the perception of _____.