PSY 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Visual Cortex, Visual Perception, Attention

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Evolutionary psychologists = consciousness o ers a reproductive advantage. Is the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with our mental processes. Relates speci c brain states to conscious experiences. Vegetable state patients" brains respond accordingly (asked to envision tennis, arms and legs are in brain lit up) Weak stimuli triggers localized visual cortex activity that quickly fades vs stronger stimuli engages other brain areas (language, attention, memory) Perception, memory, thinking, language and attitudes occur on two levels (conscious/ deliberate vs unconscious/automatic) = dual processing. Blindsight: ability to respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them. This condition can occur after certain types of brain damage. Visual perception track: think about the world vs visual action track: guides moment to moment movements. Also visible in patient who lost left visual cortex (blind to objects and faces present on the right eld of vision; sense emotion expressed in faces.