Deck 15: Extension: B - The Temporal Lobes

Question 1

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the symptom(s) in each question with the most appropriate temporal lobe region.
impaired long - term memory ___

A)hippocampus, both hemispheres
B)Brodmann's area 41, right hemisphere
C)Brodmann's area 42, left hemisphere
D)Brodmann's area 37, both hemispheres

Answer 1

hippocampus, both hemispheres

Question 2

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the function or disability in each question with the most appropriate anatomical region.
perception of environmental scenes ___

A)parahippocampal place area
B)Heschl's gyrus
C)fusiform gyrus
D)Heschl's gyrus.

Answer 2

parahippocampal place area

Question 3

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each neuropsychological test with the function it is designed to assess from the list.
Dichotic words or melodies ___

A)verbal memory
B)language comprehension
C)nonverbal memory
D)auditory processing

Answer 3

auditory processing

Question 4

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the symptom(s) in each question with the most appropriate temporal lobe region.
impaired pitch perception ___

A)hippocampus, both hemispheres
B)Brodmann's area 41, right hemisphere
C)Brodmann's area 42, left hemisphere
D)Brodmann's area 37, both hemispheres

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the function or disability in each question with the most appropriate anatomical region.
periodicity pitch discrimination___

A)parahippocampal place area
B)Heschl's gyrus.
C)fusiform gyrus
D)Heschl's gyrus

Question 6

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the function or disability in each question with the most appropriate anatomical region.
perception of facial features_____

A)parahippocampal place area
B)Heschl's gyrus
C)fusiform gyrus
D)Heschl's gyrus.

Question 7

Identify the five projection pathways of neuronal connections in the temporal lobe of the monkey.

Question 8

What are three basic functions of the temporal lobe?

Question 9

What is the relationship between the stimuli that most strongly activate neurons in the STS and the construct of social cognition?

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each neuropsychological test with the function it is designed to assess from the list.
Rey Complex - Figure test ___

A)verbal memory
B)language comprehension
C)nonverbal memory
D)auditory processing

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the symptom(s) in each question with the most appropriate temporal lobe region.
impaired visual perception ___

A)hippocampus, both hemispheres
B)Brodmann's area 41, right hemisphere
C)Brodmann's area 42, left hemisphere
D)Brodmann's area 37, both hemispheres

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each neuropsychological test with the function it is designed to assess from the list.
Token test ___

A)verbal memory
B)language comprehension
C)nonverbal memory
D)auditory processing

Question 13

Describe Perrett's experiment concerning superior temporal sulcus (STS) neurons in the monkey brain.

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the function or disability in each question with the most appropriate anatomical region.
pitch discrimination ___

A)parahippocampal place area
B)Heschl's gyrus
C)fusiform gyrus
D)Heschl's gyrus.

Question 15

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each neuropsychological test with the function it is designed to assess from the list.
Wechsler Memory Scale ___

A)verbal memory
B)language comprehension
C)nonverbal memory
D)auditory processing

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the symptom(s) in each question with the most appropriate temporal lobe region.
impaired language perception ___

A)hippocampus, both hemispheres
B)Brodmann's area 41, right hemisphere
C)Brodmann's area 42, left hemisphere
D)Brodmann's area 37, both hemispheres

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the brain area(s) in each question with the correct option.
inferotemporal cortex (TE) ___

A)fearful states
B)visual input
C)social cognition
D)taste perception

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the brain area(s) in each question with the correct option.
amygdala ___

A)fearful states
B)visual input
C)social cognition
D)taste perception

Question 19

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the brain area(s) in each question with the correct option.
superior temporal sulcus ___

A)fearful states
B)visual input
C)social cognition
D)taste perception

Question 20

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the brain area(s) in each question with the correct option.
insula ___

A)fearful states
B)visual input
C)social cognition
D)taste perception

Question 21

What evidence is there that the response of inferotemporal lobe neurons in the monkey brain can be modified by experience?

Question 22

Argue the case that the temporal lobe participates in the appreciation of contextual information.

Question 23

Describe the effects of right temporal lobe lesions, including on the primary auditory cortex, on pitch perception.

Question 24

Distinguish between loudness and timbre.

Question 25

What are three ways in which speech differs from other auditory input?

Question 26

What are the relationships between temporal - lobe anatomy and musicality? What do these relationships imply about the innateness of musical ability?

Question 27

Choose one standard clinical neuropsychological test used to assess temporal lobe function, and describe it in some detail. Identify the specific cognitive function it is intended to evaluate.
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Question 28

Consider a group of friends gathered together to watch a movie. Which cortical regions would you expect to show the most similar patterns of activity across the different individuals, and which regions show the most divergent patterns of activity? What might be the implications of these activity patterns for perceptual experiences?

Question 29

List five of the principal symptoms associated with temporal - lobe dysfunction and the hemisphere with which the symptom is specifically associated.

Question 30

How would you know a temporal lobe personality if you met one?

Question 31

Distinguish between spectral pitch and fundamental pitch, functionally and anatomically.

Question 32

Your patient has a lesion of the left temporal lobe and complains that people "talk too fast." Explain.

Question 33

Identify five standard clinical neuropsychological tests for temporal lobe damage and the cognitive functions they are intended to evaluate.