A client that you are testing has a cortical scotoma and you find that they have a blind spot in their vision in the lower-left side of their visual field. Were do you expect their damage in their visual cortex? In the lower part of their left visual cortex In the upper part of their right visual cortex In the upper part of their left visual cortex In the lower part of their right visual cortex

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Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)

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ISBN:9780134477961

Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Publisher:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Chapter1: The Science Of Psychology

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A client that you are testing has a cortical scotoma and you find that they have a blind spot in their vision in the lower-left side of their visual field. Were do you expect their damage in their visual cortex?

		In the lower part of their left visual cortex
		In the upper part of their right visual cortex
		In the upper part of their left visual cortex
		In the lower part of their right visual cortex

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The visual cortex

The visual cortex is primarily responsible for processing visual information. A cortical scotoma is a damage to a part of the field of vision that is surrounded by healthy cells. With this in mind, let us look at the answer to the problem.