Question 1

After his surgery, H.M.'s IQ

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A)  dropped to 68. 
B)  dropped slightly. 
C)  dropped to 89. 
D)  stayed about the same. 
E)  increased. 
A)  dropped to 68. 
B)  dropped slightly. 
C)  dropped to 89. 
D)  stayed about the same. 
E)  increased.

Question 2

The first theories of Korsakoff's amnesia attributed it to mammillary body damage, but later evidence suggested that damage to the __________ is more likely the major contributing factor.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal cortex 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  mediodorsal nuclei 
D)  temporal infarction 
E)  cribriform plate 
A)  frontal cortex 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  mediodorsal nuclei 
D)  temporal infarction 
E)  cribriform plate

Question 3

The induction of LTP at glutaminergic synapses appears to

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A)  be a postsynaptic phenomenon. 
B)  be a presynaptic phenomenon. 
C)  depend on an influx of calcium ions into the postsynaptic neuron. 
D)  both B and C 
E)  both A and C 
A)  be a postsynaptic phenomenon. 
B)  be a presynaptic phenomenon. 
C)  depend on an influx of calcium ions into the postsynaptic neuron. 
D)  both B and C 
E)  both A and C

Question 4

LTP is one of the most widely studied models of the physiology of memory because it

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A)  can last for a long time. 
B)  does not depend on co-occurrence. 
C)  depends on co-occurrence. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C 
A)  can last for a long time. 
B)  does not depend on co-occurrence. 
C)  depends on co-occurrence. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C

Question 5

Patients with damage to the prefrontal cortex often display __________ deficits on conventional tests of memory.

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A)  few 
B)  extreme 
C)  many 
D)  complex. 
E)  both B and C 
A)  few 
B)  extreme 
C)  many 
D)  complex. 
E)  both B and C

Question 6

H.M. showed no long-term retention on the

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A)  digit-span +1 test. 
B)  mirror-drawing test. 
C)  rotary-pursuit test. 
D)  incomplete pictures test. 
E)  Pavlovian conditioning test. 
A)  digit-span +1 test. 
B)  mirror-drawing test. 
C)  rotary-pursuit test. 
D)  incomplete pictures test. 
E)  Pavlovian conditioning test.

Question 7

In one test commonly used to study medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in macaque monkeys,

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A)  the sample appears over the central food well during the test phase of each trial. 
B)  food is available under both objects during the test phase of each trial. 
C)  food is available under the nonsample object during the test phase of each trial. 
D)  no food is available during the sample-presentation phase of each trial. 
E)  no food is available during the test phase of each trial. 
A)  the sample appears over the central food well during the test phase of each trial. 
B)  food is available under both objects during the test phase of each trial. 
C)  food is available under the nonsample object during the test phase of each trial. 
D)  no food is available during the sample-presentation phase of each trial. 
E)  no food is available during the test phase of each trial.

Question 8

With respect to the study of amnesia, R.B. is to the pyramidal cell layer of the hippocampus as

Accepted Answer

A)  N.A. is to the medial dorsal nucleus of the hippocampus. 
B)  N.A. is to the medial diencephalon. 
C)  R.M. is to the medial diencephalon. 
D)  aspirations are to infarcts. 
E)  H.M. is to the medial diencephalon. 
A)  N.A. is to the medial dorsal nucleus of the hippocampus. 
B)  N.A. is to the medial diencephalon. 
C)  R.M. is to the medial diencephalon. 
D)  aspirations are to infarcts. 
E)  H.M. is to the medial diencephalon.

Question 9

The striatum is thought to store

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A)  memories for consistent relationships between stimuli and responses. 
B)  the type of memories that develop incrementally over many trials (habit formation). 
C)  memory for habits. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  memories for consistent relationships between stimuli and responses. 
B)  the type of memories that develop incrementally over many trials (habit formation). 
C)  memory for habits. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

Neurons that respond only to specific individuals or objects have been discovered in the human brain. These have been termed

Accepted Answer

A)  Halle Berry cells. 
B)  Jennifer Aniston cells. 
C)  Lisa Kudrow cells. 
D)  Yoda cells. 
E)  person cells. 
A)  Halle Berry cells. 
B)  Jennifer Aniston cells. 
C)  Lisa Kudrow cells. 
D)  Yoda cells. 
E)  person cells.

Question 11

One patient with prefrontal damage could not cook a meal because she could not

Accepted Answer

A)  remember the various steps involved in preparing a meal. 
B)  find her utensils. 
C)  carry out the various steps involved in preparing a meal in proper sequence. 
D)  read her cookbooks. 
E)  recognize Wilder Penfield. 
A)  remember the various steps involved in preparing a meal. 
B)  find her utensils. 
C)  carry out the various steps involved in preparing a meal in proper sequence. 
D)  read her cookbooks. 
E)  recognize Wilder Penfield.

Question 12

Which of the following patients suffered ischemia-produced hippocampal damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  H.M. 
B)  R.B. 
C)  P.B. 
D)  K.C. 
E)  N.A. 
A)  H.M. 
B)  R.B. 
C)  P.B. 
D)  K.C. 
E)  N.A.

Question 13

Discuss medial temporal lobe amnesia, emphasizing the cases of H.M. and R.B. What have we learned from the study of this disorder?

Accepted Answer

25% for discussing H. M.
25% f

Question 14

In addition to the memory deficits commonly observed in medial temporal lobe amnesics, predementia Alzheimer's patients commonly experience deficits in

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory. 
B)  implicit memory for verbal and perceptual material. 
C)  implicit memory for sensorimotor learning. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  short-term memory. 
B)  implicit memory for verbal and perceptual material. 
C)  implicit memory for sensorimotor learning. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 15

Stimulation of the __________ elicits a response in the __________ layer of the hippocampal __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perforant path; granule-cell; dentate gyrus 
B)  dentate gyrus; perforant-path; pyramidal cells 
C)  dentate gyrus; granule-cell; pyramidal cells 
D)  pyramidal cells; dentate-gyrus; granule cells 
E)  perforant layer; pyramidal-cell; gyrus 
A)  perforant path; granule-cell; dentate gyrus 
B)  dentate gyrus; perforant-path; pyramidal cells 
C)  dentate gyrus; granule-cell; pyramidal cells 
D)  pyramidal cells; dentate-gyrus; granule cells 
E)  perforant layer; pyramidal-cell; gyrus

Question 16

Damage to the __________ nuclei of the thalamus is currently thought to account for many of the memory problems experienced by patients with Korsakoff's syndrome.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Damage to the __________ nuclei of the...

Question 17

H.M.'s postsurgical digit span was found to be

Accepted Answer

A)  109. 
B)  125. 
C)  112. 
D)  114. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  109. 
B)  125. 
C)  112. 
D)  114. 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

According to the text, the scientific evidence has not proven the effectiveness of

Accepted Answer

A)  NMDA. 
B)  nitric oxide. 
C)  nootropics. 
D)  dendritic spines. 
E)  LTP. 
A)  NMDA. 
B)  nitric oxide. 
C)  nootropics. 
D)  dendritic spines. 
E)  LTP.

Question 19

Rats have one advantage over monkeys in the study of medial temporal lobe amnesia:

Accepted Answer

A)  In rats, the hippocampus can readily be aspirated without substantial medial temporal cortex damage. 
B)  Rats live longer. 
C)  Rats learn object-recognition tasks more readily. 
D)  Rats have better episodic memories. 
E)  Rats have a subcortical hippocampus. 
A)  In rats, the hippocampus can readily be aspirated without substantial medial temporal cortex damage. 
B)  Rats live longer. 
C)  Rats learn object-recognition tasks more readily. 
D)  Rats have better episodic memories. 
E)  Rats have a subcortical hippocampus.

Question 20

Strong evidence that the object-recognition deficits produced by cerebral ischemia do not result from hippocampal damage comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  the case of R.B. 
B)  a demonstration that hippocampal lesions can prevent ischemia-produced object-recognition deficits. 
C)  demonstrations that the deficits are the result of CA1 damage. 
D)  the case of N.A. 
E)  demonstrations that ischemia can prevent the amnesic effects of hippocampal lesions. 
A)  the case of R.B. 
B)  a demonstration that hippocampal lesions can prevent ischemia-produced object-recognition deficits. 
C)  demonstrations that the deficits are the result of CA1 damage. 
D)  the case of N.A. 
E)  demonstrations that ischemia can prevent the amnesic effects of hippocampal lesions.

After his surgery, H.M.'s IQ

The first theories of Korsakoff's amnesia attributed it to mammillary body damage, but later evidence suggested that damage to the __________ is more likely the major contributing factor.

The induction of LTP at glutaminergic synapses appears to

LTP is one of the most widely studied models of the physiology of memory because it

Patients with damage to the prefrontal cortex often display __________ deficits on conventional tests of memory.

H.M. showed no long-term retention on the

In one test commonly used to study medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in macaque monkeys,

With respect to the study of amnesia, R.B. is to the pyramidal cell layer of the hippocampus as

The striatum is thought to store

Neurons that respond only to specific individuals or objects have been discovered in the human brain. These have been termed

One patient with prefrontal damage could not cook a meal because she could not

Which of the following patients suffered ischemia-produced hippocampal damage?

Discuss medial temporal lobe amnesia, emphasizing the cases of H.M. and R.B. What have we learned from the study of this disorder?

In addition to the memory deficits commonly observed in medial temporal lobe amnesics, predementia Alzheimer's patients commonly experience deficits in

Stimulation of the elicits a response in the layer of the hippocampal __.

Damage to the __________ nuclei of the thalamus is currently thought to account for many of the memory problems experienced by patients with Korsakoff's syndrome.

H.M.'s postsurgical digit span was found to be

According to the text, the scientific evidence has not proven the effectiveness of

Rats have one advantage over monkeys in the study of medial temporal lobe amnesia:

Strong evidence that the object-recognition deficits produced by cerebral ischemia do not result from hippocampal damage comes from

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After his surgery, H.M.'s IQ

The first theories of Korsakoff's amnesia attributed it to mammillary body damage, but later evidence suggested that damage to the __________ is more likely the major contributing factor.

The induction of LTP at glutaminergic synapses appears to

LTP is one of the most widely studied models of the physiology of memory because it

Patients with damage to the prefrontal cortex often display __________ deficits on conventional tests of memory.

H.M. showed no long-term retention on the

In one test commonly used to study medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in macaque monkeys,

With respect to the study of amnesia, R.B. is to the pyramidal cell layer of the hippocampus as

The striatum is thought to store

Neurons that respond only to specific individuals or objects have been discovered in the human brain. These have been termed

One patient with prefrontal damage could not cook a meal because she could not

Which of the following patients suffered ischemia-produced hippocampal damage?

Discuss medial temporal lobe amnesia, emphasizing the cases of H.M. and R.B. What have we learned from the study of this disorder?

In addition to the memory deficits commonly observed in medial temporal lobe amnesics, predementia Alzheimer's patients commonly experience deficits in

Stimulation of the __________ elicits a response in the __________ layer of the hippocampal __________.

Damage to the __________ nuclei of the thalamus is currently thought to account for many of the memory problems experienced by patients with Korsakoff's syndrome.

H.M.'s postsurgical digit span was found to be

According to the text, the scientific evidence has not proven the effectiveness of

Rats have one advantage over monkeys in the study of medial temporal lobe amnesia:

Strong evidence that the object-recognition deficits produced by cerebral ischemia do not result from hippocampal damage comes from

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Stimulation of the elicits a response in the layer of the hippocampal __.