NESC 3227 Lecture Notes - Eye Movement, Inductive Reasoning, Superior Temporal Sulcus
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Inability to process faces and some words: prosopagnosia, and pure alexia. Mr john alden, a stranger in the mirror. Can describe objects in great detail and can copy, but can"t tell you exactly what it is (bird example: topographical disorientation. Trouble in train station finding an exit. Compensatory strategies: recognition by voice, not biologically significant movement. His wife"s shoes: very good long-term memory, logic, deductive and inductive reasoning. Ventral stream (what stream: takes info from primary visual cortex, moves anteriorly. Info from secondary somatosensory cortex also provides info to hear to aid in object recognition. Dorsal stream (where stream: takes info from primary visual cortex to areas of the brain more interested in action (motor areas, vision for action (where to put your hand to open door) Localization of the brain"s visual system: topographical representation. Secondary somatosensory cortex lies just posterior to this.