Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the role of the thalamus in language production?

Accepted Answer

A) A thalamic lesion will produce language deficits because of the thalamic role in selecting lexical input. 
B) Thalamic reticular neurons can either facilitate or block neural transmission to cortical cells. 
C) Damage to the connection of cortical-thalamic neurons can result in memory impairment,leading to naming deficits. 
D) A less functional thalamus will disrupt cortical function through the thalamic/cortical relay circuits. 
A) A thalamic lesion will produce language deficits because of the thalamic role in selecting lexical input. 
B) Thalamic reticular neurons can either facilitate or block neural transmission to cortical cells. 
C) Damage to the connection of cortical-thalamic neurons can result in memory impairment,leading to naming deficits. 
D) A less functional thalamus will disrupt cortical function through the thalamic/cortical relay circuits. A

Question 2

The ability to "fill in gaps" and make sense of a message that is not completely heard is due to a process called:

Accepted Answer

A) pattern association 
B) network processing 
C) graceful degradation 
D) temporal summation 
A) pattern association 
B) network processing 
C) graceful degradation 
D) temporal summation C

Question 3

The neocortex:

Accepted Answer

A) is relatively the same thickness over the entire brain 
B) is the thickest at the sensory cortex 
C) contains more neuroglia than neurons 
D) is composed of five layers 
A) is relatively the same thickness over the entire brain 
B) is the thickest at the sensory cortex 
C) contains more neuroglia than neurons 
D) is composed of five layers C

Question 4

Microcircuits:

Accepted Answer

A) are the "building blocks" of behavioral systems 
B) are composed of several thousand synapses 
C) form connections between the axons of adjacent neurons 
D) are built on divergent connectivity only 
A) are the "building blocks" of behavioral systems 
B) are composed of several thousand synapses 
C) form connections between the axons of adjacent neurons 
D) are built on divergent connectivity only

Question 5

Which of the following structures are considered to be part of the perisylvian cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) insula 
B) frontal eye fields 
C) angular gyrus 
D) supplementary motor area 
A) insula 
B) frontal eye fields 
C) angular gyrus 
D) supplementary motor area

Question 6

Neural processing is largely convergent,rather than divergent.For example,sensory impulses from multiple peripheral regions move to more localized cortical structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Cortical neurons have both lateral and vertical connections to other neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The formation of a memory involves all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) altering the strength of neural connections between subcortical regions 
B) sensory storage 
C) extraction of meaning 
D) the hippocampus supplying a cholinergic input to a cortical area 
A) altering the strength of neural connections between subcortical regions 
B) sensory storage 
C) extraction of meaning 
D) the hippocampus supplying a cholinergic input to a cortical area

Question 9

All of the following are true about the current models of language EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Models have not been found to be appropriate for clinical use. 
B) Models have been criticized because they tend to map functions onto specific structures. 
C) No existing model fully explains the production and comprehension of language. 
D) Models of language suffer because components of language have not been specifically describeD. 
A) Models have not been found to be appropriate for clinical use. 
B) Models have been criticized because they tend to map functions onto specific structures. 
C) No existing model fully explains the production and comprehension of language. 
D) Models of language suffer because components of language have not been specifically describeD.

Question 10

Attentional control:

Accepted Answer

A) may be automatic in the case of novel stimuli 
B) is the process of guiding or directing attention 
C) may be broken into focused,sustained,selective,alternating,and divided 
D) is a gating system that brings neural networks either "online" or "offline" 
E) all of the above 
A) may be automatic in the case of novel stimuli 
B) is the process of guiding or directing attention 
C) may be broken into focused,sustained,selective,alternating,and divided 
D) is a gating system that brings neural networks either "online" or "offline" 
E) all of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT recognized as a function of the right hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) selective attention 
B) comprehending emotion 
C) producing emotion in the voice 
D) serial processing 
E) integration of stimuli 
A) selective attention 
B) comprehending emotion 
C) producing emotion in the voice 
D) serial processing 
E) integration of stimuli

Question 12

Attention:

Accepted Answer

A) is a reflexive behavior mediated by the reticular activating system 
B) is a prerequisite for perception 
C) is a prerequisite for arousal 
D) is an active response 
A) is a reflexive behavior mediated by the reticular activating system 
B) is a prerequisite for perception 
C) is a prerequisite for arousal 
D) is an active response

Question 13

Synaptic divergence can be achieved by:

Accepted Answer

A) multiple axons triggering a synaptic potential on one postsynaptic dendrite 
B) an excitatory synaptic potential canceling out an inhibitory potential 
C) a single axon triggering multiple postsynaptic potentials simultaneously in various dendritic terminals 
D) any mechanism that reduces the activity of a single axon 
A) multiple axons triggering a synaptic potential on one postsynaptic dendrite 
B) an excitatory synaptic potential canceling out an inhibitory potential 
C) a single axon triggering multiple postsynaptic potentials simultaneously in various dendritic terminals 
D) any mechanism that reduces the activity of a single axon

Question 14

The __ of Broca's area is involved with the motor control of speech.

Accepted Answer

A) anterior section 
B) pars opercularis 
C) pars orbitalis 
D) pars triangularis 
A) anterior section 
B) pars opercularis 
C) pars orbitalis 
D) pars triangularis

Question 15

__ memory is accessible through recognition and recall tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) Short-term 
B) Procedural 
C) Declarative 
D) Working 
A) Short-term 
B) Procedural 
C) Declarative 
D) Working

Question 16

What is the likely role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) It is involved in the orienting response. 
B) It processes visual and other informational cues needed to make decisions. 
C) It maintains the engagement of attention to be processed in working memory. 
D) It integrates information from unimodal and heteromodal areas. 
E) Both A and C are truE. 
A) It is involved in the orienting response. 
B) It processes visual and other informational cues needed to make decisions. 
C) It maintains the engagement of attention to be processed in working memory. 
D) It integrates information from unimodal and heteromodal areas. 
E) Both A and C are truE.

Question 17

Subcortical brain regions likely play a role in language production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The strength of processing in neural network theory is in the type of information processed in individual neurons in specific brain regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

___ memory primarily involves motor behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) Short-term 
B) Procedural 
C) Declarative 
D) Working 
A) Short-term 
B) Procedural 
C) Declarative 
D) Working

Question 20

A(n)___ network is a network in which every unit is connected to every other unit within a layer of neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) association 
B) pattern associator 
C) serial processing 
D) autoassociator 
A) association 
B) pattern associator 
C) serial processing 
D) autoassociator

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the role of the thalamus in language production?

The ability to "fill in gaps" and make sense of a message that is not completely heard is due to a process called:

The neocortex:

Microcircuits:

Which of the following structures are considered to be part of the perisylvian cortex?

Neural processing is largely convergent,rather than divergent.For example,sensory impulses from multiple peripheral regions move to more localized cortical structures.

Cortical neurons have both lateral and vertical connections to other neurons.

The formation of a memory involves all of the following EXCEPT:

All of the following are true about the current models of language EXCEPT:

Attentional control:

Which of the following is NOT recognized as a function of the right hemisphere?

Attention:

Synaptic divergence can be achieved by:

The __ of Broca's area is involved with the motor control of speech.

__ memory is accessible through recognition and recall tasks.

What is the likely role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex?

Subcortical brain regions likely play a role in language production.

The strength of processing in neural network theory is in the type of information processed in individual neurons in specific brain regions.

___ memory primarily involves motor behaviors.

A(n)___ network is a network in which every unit is connected to every other unit within a layer of neurons.

Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology

Organization of the Nervous System I

Organization of the Nervous System II

Neuronal Function in the Nervous System

Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing

Neuromotor Control of Speech

The Cranial Nerves

Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems

Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain

Adult Disorders of Language

Pediatric Disorders of Language

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Exam 10: Central Language Mechanism and Learning

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the role of the thalamus in language production?

The ability to "fill in gaps" and make sense of a message that is not completely heard is due to a process called:

The neocortex:

Microcircuits:

Which of the following structures are considered to be part of the perisylvian cortex?

Neural processing is largely convergent,rather than divergent.For example,sensory impulses from multiple peripheral regions move to more localized cortical structures.

Cortical neurons have both lateral and vertical connections to other neurons.

The formation of a memory involves all of the following EXCEPT:

All of the following are true about the current models of language EXCEPT:

Attentional control:

Which of the following is NOT recognized as a function of the right hemisphere?

Attention:

Synaptic divergence can be achieved by:

The __ of Broca's area is involved with the motor control of speech.

__ memory is accessible through recognition and recall tasks.

What is the likely role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex?

Subcortical brain regions likely play a role in language production.

The strength of processing in neural network theory is in the type of information processed in individual neurons in specific brain regions.

___ memory primarily involves motor behaviors.

A(n)___ network is a network in which every unit is connected to every other unit within a layer of neurons.

Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology

Organization of the Nervous System I

Organization of the Nervous System II

Neuronal Function in the Nervous System

Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing

Neuromotor Control of Speech

The Cranial Nerves

Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems

Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain

Adult Disorders of Language

Pediatric Disorders of Language

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