Exam 2: The Neural Basis for Cognition

A synapse is:

Motor and sensory cortices combined make up what portion of the brain?

Which of the following is NOT included in the limbic system?

The primary motor projection area is located:

Cells detecting the boundary of a surface are subject to less lateral inhibition than cells detecting the center of the same surface. This leads to an effect called:

A researcher has identified the receptive field for a neuron and has determined that the receptive field has a center-surround organization. If the researcher were to shine light into the entire receptive field, including both the center and the surrounding area, we would expect the neuron to:

You are at the zoo watching a tiger sleep. It suddenly awakes, and lurches in your direction. Spatial position would NOT provide information about the:

How is cognition like Humpty Dumpty?

Capgras syndrome provides an illustration of several important themes in Chapter 2. All of the following are true of Capgras, EXCEPT:

Researchers have used fMRI to investigate activation in the fusiform face area (FFA) and the parahippocampal place area (PPA). When participants are shown a picture of a face to one eye and a picture of a house to the other eye (producing binocular rivalry), we expect to see:

A researcher wishes to determine exactly when a particular neuron is firing. A technique well suited to this purpose is:

Researchers using fMRI find activity in the fusiform face area (FFA) when participants are viewing faces. This means that FFA:

Damage to the brain can be caused in many ways, but in general the damage is referred to as a(n):

Damage to the prefrontal area leads to:

The specialization evident in visual processing shows that:

Toby and Tim both have lesions in their left frontal lobes. Toby has trouble producing speech; Tim has difficulties comprehending speech. Both Toby and Tim are likely to receive a diagnosis of:

A CT or computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan:

If a researcher applies mild electric current to a specific area of an animal's right hemisphere primary motor projection area, which of the following is likely to happen?

Once a cell fires, the part of a neuron that transmits information to another location is the:

Some researchers explain Capgras syndrome as: