Which of the following is true of blindsight?
- The ability of Natalie J.’S grandfather to touch the end of a cane held by his doctor after
becoming blind after a stroke _________ _
- was made possible because his color visual system was intact
- was possible because his corpus callosum was intact
- was made possible because his primitive visual system was intact
- is due to chance
- occurred because the stroke did not involve the right hemisphere
- Blindsight suggests that some parts of the brain may playa special role in ________________________ _
- tactile sensation
- eye movements
- sleep-wake cycles
- reproductive behavior
- consciousness
- Which of the following is true of blindsight?
- The primitive visual system is key for consciousness.
- Reaching is only guided by the conscious visual system.
- People are acutely aware of their blindspots.
- Humans appear to have dual visual systems.
- The right hemipshere is important for language functi
- Transection of the _________________ may be useful for reducing the symptoms of __________________ _
- corpus callosum; epilepsy
- visual system; blindsight
- stria terminalis; amnesia
- parietal cortex; unilateral neglect
- corpus callosum; anxiety
- Epilepsy can be controlled by __________ _
- damaging portions of the parietal cortex
- damaging portions of the pineal gland
- drugs that stimulate the firing of neurons
- electrical stimulation of certain brain regions
- cutting the corpus callosum
