PSYC 3502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cartesian Theater, Speech Error, Occipital Lobe
3 Oct 2016
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2 important paths from eye to occipital lobe. 2 important paths from occipital lobe to rest of cortex. Receptors (rods, cones on retina of eye) to. Receptors (rods, cones on the retina of the eye) to. Occipital lobe (striate area) dorsal and ventral visual streams from occipital lobe cortical blindness (blindsight) Bilateral occipital lobe damage visual agnosia can"t recognize item (link visual input with memory) Unconscious processors compete for access to the bright spotlight of. Attention that shines on the stage, from where info is broadcast. Function of consciousness is as a gateway for exercising global coordination; integrating perception, thought, action, adapting to novel circumstances, accessing memory, and providing info to self-system. Actions performed consciously are shared by conscious feedback, while unconscious actions are not. Ex: make speech error unconsciously, hear it, conscious system creates global access to further unconscious resources and corrects it. Ex: timing of hitting fastball or tennis serve.
