pathways in brain

Question 1

Visual

Answer 1

Retina
↓
LGN (Thalamus)
↓
Primary Visual Cortex (V1, Occipital Lobe)
↓
Dorsal (“where”) and Ventral (“what”) Streams

Question 2

olfactory

Answer 2

Odorant molecules
↓
Olfactory bulb (glomeruli → mitral cells)
↓
Olfactory tract
↓
Primary olfactory cortex (piriform)
↘︎ amygdala
↘︎ entorhinal cortex
↘︎ thalamus → orbitofrontal cortex (conscious perception)

Question 3

gustatory

Answer 3

Taste buds
↓
Nucleus of the Solitary Tract (NST, medulla)
↓
VPM of Thalamus
↓
Primary Gustatory Cortex (insula, frontal operculum)

Question 4

visual stimulus recognition

Answer 4

Retina → LGN (thalamus) → Visual cotrtex 1 (basic features) → Extrastriate Cortex (complex features)
→ Ventral Stream (object identity) → Temporal Lobe (recognition & memory)

Question 5

stimulus localisation

Answer 5

retina
dorsal strem in cortex
superior and inferior colliculus

Question 6

auditory system

Answer 6

Outer Ear → Middle Ear → Cochlea → Superior Olivary Complex → Inferior Colliculus → Medial Geniculate Nucleus (Thalamus)

Question 7

LTP

Answer 7

hippocampus

Question 8

LTD

Answer 8

hippocampus or cerebellum

Question 9

sound localisation

Answer 9

Cochlear Nuclei
↓
Superior Olivary Complex (MSO & LSO)
↓
Inferior Colliculus
↓
Medial Geniculate Nucleus (Thalamus)

Question 10

adverse learning

Answer 10

mushroom bodies in drosophila
DANs and MBONs

Question 11

decision making

Answer 11

LIP