Question 1

Explain how in a dark room you can navigate yourself to a light switch.

Accepted Answer

In a dark room, you can navigate yoursel

Question 2

Design an experiment using the Morris water maze that could determine if activation of neurons important for navigation was primarily executed via excitatory or inhibitory neurotransmitters.

Accepted Answer

To determine if activation of neurons im

Question 3

Match each of the ocular or extraocular muscles and motor neurons that control saccades with their appropriate function: (more than one answer might be appropriate)
-_____rotate the eyes vertically

Accepted Answer

A)  superior and inferior rectus and obliques 
B)  lateral and medial rectus 
C)  trochlear, abducens, and oculomotor nuclei. 
A)  superior and inferior rectus and obliques 
B)  lateral and medial rectus 
C)  trochlear, abducens, and oculomotor nuclei.

Question 4

An 86 year-old woman has a massive stroke on the left side of her cerebral cortex. Which of the following symptoms might she experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensation on the left side of her body would be impaired, and she would have problems making voluntary movements on the left side of her body. 
B)  she might have problems making voluntary movements on the right side of his body, though sensation on both sides would be normal 
C)  she might have problems with sensation on the left side, but sensation on the right would be normal 
D)  she would experience difficulty with voluntary movements on the right side of her body and would have abnormal sensation on her right side as well. 
A)  sensation on the left side of her body would be impaired, and she would have problems making voluntary movements on the left side of her body. 
B)  she might have problems making voluntary movements on the right side of his body, though sensation on both sides would be normal 
C)  she might have problems with sensation on the left side, but sensation on the right would be normal 
D)  she would experience difficulty with voluntary movements on the right side of her body and would have abnormal sensation on her right side as well.

Question 5

Match each of the ocular or extraocular muscles and motor neurons that control saccades with their appropriate function: (more than one answer might be appropriate)
-_____rotate the eyes horizontally

Accepted Answer

A)  superior and inferior rectus and obliques 
B)  lateral and medial rectus 
C)  trochlear, abducens, and oculomotor nuclei. 
A)  superior and inferior rectus and obliques 
B)  lateral and medial rectus 
C)  trochlear, abducens, and oculomotor nuclei.

Question 6

In the examples below, state which are
-____following Google maps instructions to a museum while traveling in Europe

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentric habit learning 
B)  allocentric place learning. 
A)  egocentric habit learning 
B)  allocentric place learning.

Question 7

Match the following anatomical locations labeled a-d in the diagram above with their correct name and function.
-_____visual cortex (V1), site where visual stimuli is integrated into conscious visual perception

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
Match the following anatomical locations...

Question 8

In the examples below, state which are
-____forgetting to turn off your route to your parent's house to dinner so you can stop by the store

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentric habit learning 
B)  allocentric place learning. 
A)  egocentric habit learning 
B)  allocentric place learning.

Question 9

Which of the following are examples of saccades?

Accepted Answer

A)  quickly moving your eyes to see a lightning streak as you see a flash 
B)  examining a hillside and moving your eyes to where you see a bird take flight 
C)  moving your eyes to the upper left side of a diagram on a PowerPoint slide as the professor points to it 
D)  a and b only 
E)  all of the above 
A)  quickly moving your eyes to see a lightning streak as you see a flash 
B)  examining a hillside and moving your eyes to where you see a bird take flight 
C)  moving your eyes to the upper left side of a diagram on a PowerPoint slide as the professor points to it 
D)  a and b only 
E)  all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following statements is false regarding the circuitry of auditory perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  the medial superior olive is responsible for detecting interaural time differences 
B)  at low frequencies, interaural time differences are used for sound localization in the horizontal plane 
C)  the lateral superior olive is responsible for detecting interaural level differences 
D)  at high frequencies, interaural level differences are used for sound localization in
The horizontal plane 
E)  the auditory portion of the vestibulocochear nerve axons terminate in the inferior colliculus 
A)  the medial superior olive is responsible for detecting interaural time differences 
B)  at low frequencies, interaural time differences are used for sound localization in the horizontal plane 
C)  the lateral superior olive is responsible for detecting interaural level differences 
D)  at high frequencies, interaural level differences are used for sound localization in
The horizontal plane 
E)  the auditory portion of the vestibulocochear nerve axons terminate in the inferior colliculus

Question 11

Consider the experiment described on page 357 and figure 11.23 In the text in which the eye muscles of one eye are weakened in a monkey and then saccades are tracked. If the experimenters were to cover the intact eye first when they presented visual stimuli on day 1 and then switch the patch to the weakened eye for 5 days, what would you expect the outcome to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  the intact eye will make a saccade that is too large 
B)  the intact eye will make a saccade that is too small 
C)  the intact eye will be unaffected or slightly smaller 
D)  the intact eye will produce no saccade at all 
A)  the intact eye will make a saccade that is too large 
B)  the intact eye will make a saccade that is too small 
C)  the intact eye will be unaffected or slightly smaller 
D)  the intact eye will produce no saccade at all

Question 12

Motor control and movement is dependent upon activity of which of the following structures and reflexes?

Accepted Answer

A)  deep cerebellar nuclei 
B)  premotor cortex 
C)  spinal reflexes 
D)  vestibular reflexes 
E)  all of the above 
A)  deep cerebellar nuclei 
B)  premotor cortex 
C)  spinal reflexes 
D)  vestibular reflexes 
E)  all of the above

Question 13

List the four major functions of the frontal eye field and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The four major functions of the frontal

Question 14

One of the ways Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is identified is by observation that a person suddenly gets lost when navigating familiar routes such as how to get home from the grocery store they frequently visit. What is the best explanation for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  amyloid plaques and neuronal death is often located in the hippocampus of AD patients 
B)  amyloid plaques and neuronal death is often located in the cerebellum of AD patients 
C)  amyloid plaques and neuronal death is often located in the neocortex of AD patients 
D)  amyloid plaques and neuronal death often affect the optic nerve of AD patients 
A)  amyloid plaques and neuronal death is often located in the hippocampus of AD patients 
B)  amyloid plaques and neuronal death is often located in the cerebellum of AD patients 
C)  amyloid plaques and neuronal death is often located in the neocortex of AD patients 
D)  amyloid plaques and neuronal death often affect the optic nerve of AD patients

Question 15

Refer to figure 11.15, In the text which of the following is true about sound source coding in a barn owl versus a mammal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual neurons in the inferior colliculus of a barn owl have firing rates that are mapped to specific locations in space. 
B)  The firing rates of neurons in the inferior colliculus of barn owls is much faster than that of mammals. 
C)  Large populations of neurons fire in response to stimuli located in specific locations in space in the barn own. 
D)  The auditory cortex of a barn owl has more projections from the inferior colliculus than a mammal. 
A)  Individual neurons in the inferior colliculus of a barn owl have firing rates that are mapped to specific locations in space. 
B)  The firing rates of neurons in the inferior colliculus of barn owls is much faster than that of mammals. 
C)  Large populations of neurons fire in response to stimuli located in specific locations in space in the barn own. 
D)  The auditory cortex of a barn owl has more projections from the inferior colliculus than a mammal.

Question 16

Refer to figure 11.17, In the text if the hidden loudspeaker was kept directly in front of the monkey, then the auditory receptive field would shift _____________as the monkeys eyes were directed to the right.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Refer to figure 11.17, In the text...

Question 17

If someone suffers a hemorrhagic stroke that impairs their posterior parietal cortex, how might their spatial coordinate transformations?

Accepted Answer

A)  only visual information from eye-centered coordinates might be impaired 
B)  only auditory information from eye-centered coordinates might be impaired 
C)  visual and auditory stimulus from eye-centered coordinates might be impaired 
D)  visual and auditory stimulus from eye, head, and body-centered coordinates might be impaired 
E)  none of the above 
A)  only visual information from eye-centered coordinates might be impaired 
B)  only auditory information from eye-centered coordinates might be impaired 
C)  visual and auditory stimulus from eye-centered coordinates might be impaired 
D)  visual and auditory stimulus from eye, head, and body-centered coordinates might be impaired 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

A 40-year-old patient describes an inability to determine where sound is localized, but her hearing is otherwise normal. Which of the following structures would NOT be the location of a lesion causing this symptom?

Accepted Answer

A)  medial geniculate nucleus 
B)  superior colliculus 
C)  cochlear nucleus 
D)  lateral lemniscus 
E)  auditory cortex 
A)  medial geniculate nucleus 
B)  superior colliculus 
C)  cochlear nucleus 
D)  lateral lemniscus 
E)  auditory cortex

Explain how in a dark room you can navigate yourself to a light switch.

Design an experiment using the Morris water maze that could determine if activation of neurons important for navigation was primarily executed via excitatory or inhibitory neurotransmitters.

Match each of the ocular or extraocular muscles and motor neurons that control saccades with their appropriate function: (more than one answer might be appropriate) -_____rotate the eyes vertically

An 86 year-old woman has a massive stroke on the left side of her cerebral cortex. Which of the following symptoms might she experience?

Match each of the ocular or extraocular muscles and motor neurons that control saccades with their appropriate function: (more than one answer might be appropriate) -_____rotate the eyes horizontally

In the examples below, state which are -____following Google maps instructions to a museum while traveling in Europe

Match the following anatomical locations labeled a-d in the diagram above with their correct name and function. -_____visual cortex (V1), site where visual stimuli is integrated into conscious visual perception

In the examples below, state which are -____forgetting to turn off your route to your parent's house to dinner so you can stop by the store

Which of the following are examples of saccades?

Which of the following statements is false regarding the circuitry of auditory perception?

Motor control and movement is dependent upon activity of which of the following structures and reflexes?

List the four major functions of the frontal eye field and give an example of each.

One of the ways Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is identified is by observation that a person suddenly gets lost when navigating familiar routes such as how to get home from the grocery store they frequently visit. What is the best explanation for this?

Refer to figure 11.15, In the text which of the following is true about sound source coding in a barn owl versus a mammal?

Refer to figure 11.17, In the text if the hidden loudspeaker was kept directly in front of the monkey, then the auditory receptive field would shift _____________as the monkeys eyes were directed to the right.

If someone suffers a hemorrhagic stroke that impairs their posterior parietal cortex, how might their spatial coordinate transformations?

A 40-year-old patient describes an inability to determine where sound is localized, but her hearing is otherwise normal. Which of the following structures would NOT be the location of a lesion causing this symptom?

Nervous System Organization

Computing With Neurons

Neuronal Plasticity

Developing a Nervous System

Protecting and Maintaining the Adult Nervous System

Sensors I: Remote Sensing

Sensors II: Sensing on Contact

Using Muscles and Glands

Regulating Vital Bodily Functions

Controlling Posture and Locomotion

Identifying Stimuli and Stimulus Objects

Regulating Brain States

Remembering Relationships

Selecting Actions, Pursuing Goals

Being Different From Others

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Exam 11: Localizing Stimuli and Orienting in Space

Explain how in a dark room you can navigate yourself to a light switch.

Design an experiment using the Morris water maze that could determine if activation of neurons important for navigation was primarily executed via excitatory or inhibitory neurotransmitters.

Match each of the ocular or extraocular muscles and motor neurons that control saccades with their appropriate function: (more than one answer might be appropriate) -_____rotate the eyes vertically

An 86 year-old woman has a massive stroke on the left side of her cerebral cortex. Which of the following symptoms might she experience?

Match each of the ocular or extraocular muscles and motor neurons that control saccades with their appropriate function: (more than one answer might be appropriate) -_____rotate the eyes horizontally

In the examples below, state which are -____following Google maps instructions to a museum while traveling in Europe

Match the following anatomical locations labeled a-d in the diagram above with their correct name and function. -_____visual cortex (V1), site where visual stimuli is integrated into conscious visual perception

In the examples below, state which are -____forgetting to turn off your route to your parent's house to dinner so you can stop by the store

Which of the following are examples of saccades?

Which of the following statements is false regarding the circuitry of auditory perception?

Motor control and movement is dependent upon activity of which of the following structures and reflexes?

List the four major functions of the frontal eye field and give an example of each.

One of the ways Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is identified is by observation that a person suddenly gets lost when navigating familiar routes such as how to get home from the grocery store they frequently visit. What is the best explanation for this?

Refer to figure 11.15, In the text which of the following is true about sound source coding in a barn owl versus a mammal?

Refer to figure 11.17, In the text if the hidden loudspeaker was kept directly in front of the monkey, then the auditory receptive field would shift _____________as the monkeys eyes were directed to the right.

If someone suffers a hemorrhagic stroke that impairs their posterior parietal cortex, how might their spatial coordinate transformations?

A 40-year-old patient describes an inability to determine where sound is localized, but her hearing is otherwise normal. Which of the following structures would NOT be the location of a lesion causing this symptom?

Nervous System Organization

Computing With Neurons

Neuronal Plasticity

Developing a Nervous System

Protecting and Maintaining the Adult Nervous System

Sensors I: Remote Sensing

Sensors II: Sensing on Contact

Using Muscles and Glands

Regulating Vital Bodily Functions

Controlling Posture and Locomotion

Identifying Stimuli and Stimulus Objects

Regulating Brain States

Remembering Relationships

Selecting Actions, Pursuing Goals

Being Different From Others

Filters