Question 1

Discuss the use of embryonic stem cells in remediation of brain injury, focusing on both the scientific and ethical issues that surround this topic.

Accepted Answer

Embryonic stem cells have shown great po

Question 2

Which symptom is not a defining sign of aphasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paraphasia 
B)  Neologisms 
C)  Nonfluent speech 
D)  Agnosia 
A)  Paraphasia 
B)  Neologisms 
C)  Nonfluent speech 
D)  Agnosia

Question 3

Refer to the figure.
  A person who sustained damage to the shaded regions in the figure would be most likely experience which of the following events?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the person's partner comes and talks with them at the hospital, they do not recognize their partner. 
B)  When the person reaches to turn on a light in a dark room, they feel the switch, but they keep searching because they don't recognize it as the light switch. 
C)  A botanist recognizes their partner and children through the window of their hospital room, but can no longer differentiate between the different flowers in the bouquets in the room. 
D)  When looking through a family photo album with their adult daughter, the person asks who the people in the photos are. 
A)  When the person's partner comes and talks with them at the hospital, they do not recognize their partner. 
B)  When the person reaches to turn on a light in a dark room, they feel the switch, but they keep searching because they don't recognize it as the light switch. 
C)  A botanist recognizes their partner and children through the window of their hospital room, but can no longer differentiate between the different flowers in the bouquets in the room. 
D)  When looking through a family photo album with their adult daughter, the person asks who the people in the photos are.

Question 4

Functional imaging of the brains of bilingual individuals while they are speaking their native languages indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  patterns of brain activation do not vary between languages. 
B)  Broca's area is in different locations in different people. 
C)  some languages depend on the right hemisphere to a much greater extent than other languages do. 
D)  patterns of brain activation for each language are slightly different from the other. 
A)  patterns of brain activation do not vary between languages. 
B)  Broca's area is in different locations in different people. 
C)  some languages depend on the right hemisphere to a much greater extent than other languages do. 
D)  patterns of brain activation for each language are slightly different from the other.

Question 5

_______ is a deficit characterized by the inability to recognize, by touch, objects placed in the hand contralateral to an injured somatosensory cortex.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ is a deficit characterized by the...

Question 6

Phonemes are the

Accepted Answer

A)  basic sounds of a language. 
B)  grammar of any language. 
C)  words of a language. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  basic sounds of a language. 
B)  grammar of any language. 
C)  words of a language. 
D)  None of the above

Question 7

Jill has been diagnosed with dyslexia. Based on this diagnosis, you expect she also

Accepted Answer

A)  has a low IQ. 
B)  has trouble packing her car trunk efficiently. 
C)  has difficulty recognizing which of her classmates is speaking when she cannot see the speaker. 
D)  gets lost easily, even in familiar places. 
A)  has a low IQ. 
B)  has trouble packing her car trunk efficiently. 
C)  has difficulty recognizing which of her classmates is speaking when she cannot see the speaker. 
D)  gets lost easily, even in familiar places.

Discuss the use of embryonic stem cells in remediation of brain injury, focusing on both the scientific and ethical issues that surround this topic.

Which symptom is not a defining sign of aphasia?

Refer to the figure. A person who sustained damage to the shaded regions in the figure would be most likely experience which of the following events?

Functional imaging of the brains of bilingual individuals while they are speaking their native languages indicates that

_______ is a deficit characterized by the inability to recognize, by touch, objects placed in the hand contralateral to an injured somatosensory cortex.

Phonemes are the

Jill has been diagnosed with dyslexia. Based on this diagnosis, you expect she also

Behavioral Neuroscience Scope and Outlook

Functional Neuroanatomy: The Cells and Structures of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals

The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology

Hormones and the Brain

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior

General Principles of Sensory Processing, Touch, and Pain

Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell

Vision: From Eye to Brain

Motor Control and Plasticity

Sex: Evolutionary, Hormonal, and Neural Bases

Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment

Biological Rhythms, Sleep, and Dreaming

Emotions, Aggression, and Stress

Psychopathology: Biological Basis of Behavioral Disorders

Learning and Memory

Attention and Higher Cognition

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Exam 19: Language and Lateralization

Discuss the use of embryonic stem cells in remediation of brain injury, focusing on both the scientific and ethical issues that surround this topic.

Which symptom is not a defining sign of aphasia?

Refer to the figure. A person who sustained damage to the shaded regions in the figure would be most likely experience which of the following events?

Functional imaging of the brains of bilingual individuals while they are speaking their native languages indicates that

_______ is a deficit characterized by the inability to recognize, by touch, objects placed in the hand contralateral to an injured somatosensory cortex.

Phonemes are the

Jill has been diagnosed with dyslexia. Based on this diagnosis, you expect she also

Behavioral Neuroscience Scope and Outlook

Functional Neuroanatomy: The Cells and Structures of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals

The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology

Hormones and the Brain

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior

General Principles of Sensory Processing, Touch, and Pain

Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell

Vision: From Eye to Brain

Motor Control and Plasticity

Sex: Evolutionary, Hormonal, and Neural Bases

Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment

Biological Rhythms, Sleep, and Dreaming

Emotions, Aggression, and Stress

Psychopathology: Biological Basis of Behavioral Disorders

Learning and Memory

Attention and Higher Cognition

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