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tnt_battle

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Area V6 of human extrastriate cortex is critical for the analysis of
 
  A) color and the memory of color.
  B) depth perception.
  C) movement.
  D) object texture.
  E) form.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of achromatopsia?
 
  A) It is produced by damage to area V2 of medial frontal cortex.
  B) The blindness is complete for object form as well as object color.
  C) The condition impairs current color perception, but not color recall.
  D) It is produced by damage to area V8 of the visual association cortex.
  E) The condition improves depth perception.



kswal303

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D
Rationale: Achromatopsia is produced by damage to area V8 of the visual association cortex.



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