Exam 10: Extension: C - Principles of Neurocortical Function

"Blobs" in the cerebral cortex have a role in _____.

_____ are reciprocal feedback loops that play some role in amplifying or modulating cortical activity.

The developmental failure of _____ neurons has been proposed to be associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

In Luria's theory of cortical function, the frontal lobe is viewed as the _____.

What does the binding problem ask?

Excessive tone in the _____ muscles is called decerebrate rigidity.

The deepest layer of the cerebral cortex is given the Roman numeral _____.

Areas that function to combine characteristics of stimuli across different sensory modalities are called _____.

Comparing Felleman and van Essen's distributed hierarchical model to Luria's simple serial hierarchical model of cortical processing, Luria's model suggests:

_____ bring information to an area of the cortex and terminate in relatively discrete cortical regions.

Behavioral changes similar to those of people who enter a persistent vegetative state (PVS) are also seen in _____ animals.

The paralimbic cortex is primarily concerned with _____.

The _____ is critically important in maintaining bodily homeostasis.

The individual who first studied the development of myelin in the cortex was _____.

When its brain is injured in such a way that the hindbrain and spinal cord are still connected but both are disconnected from the rest of the brain, an animal is called _____.