Question 1

Some studies have found prefrontal to be linked to working memory performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  density 
B)  size 
C)  white matter 
D)  volume

Question 2

Older adults form Western cultures showed significantly object-processing adaptation in the lateral occipital complex.

Accepted Answer

A)  greater 
B)  decreased 
C)  lower 
D)  leveled

Question 3

A Neuroscientific approach to the study of aging has

Accepted Answer

A)  data interpretation. 
B)  overall patterns. 
C)  specific disadvantages. 
D)  specific advantages.

Question 4

Which of the following is not associated with neuroscience?

Accepted Answer

A)  brain structures 
B)  social cognitive tasks 
C)  cross-linking 
D)  theory of mind

Question 5

Processing speed rapidly as people age.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases 
B)  declines 
C)  distorts 
D)  inclines

Question 6

The neuroscience approach offers a new level of analysis to understanding and functioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive; social-emotional 
B)  cellular; occupational 
C)  systematic; interpretations 
D)  cross-linking; brain

Question 7

Most significant findings in the cognitive aging neuroscience literature is the observed of neural activation patterns when comparing younger and older adults' brain activity during the performance of cognitive tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  continuity 
B)  discontinuity 
C)  irregularity 
D)  interrupted

Question 8

Reduced frontal recruitment in aging is dependent.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall 
B)  context 
C)  recognition 
D)  thought

Question 9

The overall finding is that reduced working memory performance is related to activation of the anterior cingulated cortex in older adults compared to younger adults.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased 
B)  decreased 
C)  neurotransmitter 
D)  cognitive

Question 10

Using the diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), studies examine WMH (white matter hyper intensities) have demonstrated that such disruptions may represent dysfunction of the cortex in older adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebral 
B)  frontal 
C)  prefrontal 
D)  white

Question 11

Lateral occipital complex is involved in processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  memory 
B)  thought 
C)  visual 
D)  conscious

Question 12

Some studies have found prefrontal volume to be linked to memory performance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some studies have found prefrontal volume to...

Question 13

Research shows that mice that were exposed to enriched environments performed much better on memory tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term 
B)  spatial 
C)  working 
D)  short-term

Question 14

Research on physical exercise in elderly mice the number of newly generate neurons and improved performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  enhanced 
B)  decreased 
C)  impacted 
D)  changed

Question 15

WMH in healthy older adults have been inked to cognitive test scores and executive functioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased; decreased. 
B)  lower; decreased 
C)  higher; increased 
D)  lower; increased

Question 16

There is evidence on the degree to which social interventions, biological interventions, and interventions influence positive change and negative change, as we grow older.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociocultural 
B)  life-cycle 
C)  psychological 
D)  cross-linking.

Question 17

The Cognitive neuroscience has shown associations between brain structures and a variety of
cognitive tasks.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Cognitive neuroscience has shown associations between...

Question 18

The activation imaging approach attempts to directly link functional brain activity with
and data.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The activation imaging approach attempts to directly...

Question 19

is the tool used to focus on the function of the brain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of is the tool used to focus on...

Question 20

Research has found that declines in the dopaminergic system are related to declines in memory and tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term; speed 
B)  semantic; attention 
C)  episodic; thought 
D)  episodic; speed

Exam 2: Neuroscience As a Basis for Adult Development and Aging