Question 1

Constraint-induced therapy:

Accepted Answer

A) relies on neural plasticity 
B) relies on compensatory communication 
C) relies on preventing the patient from compensating 
D) both A and C

Question 2

___ is the anatomical connection between Broca's area and Wernicke's area.

Accepted Answer

A) The corpus callosum 
B) The arcuate fasciculus 
C) The angular gyrus 
D) The supramarginal gyrus 
E) The primary motor cortex

Question 3

__ are neural cells that process information within a specific region.

Accepted Answer

A) Input fibers 
B) Projection neurons 
C) Interneurons 
D) Both B and C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a neural network?

Accepted Answer

A) localized encoding of perceptual processes 
B) parallel distributed processing of perceptual processes 
C) interconnectivity of neurons between different cortical regions 
D) associations between neural activations being stored in input layers 
E) patterns of activations being stored in output layers

Question 5

The area of the brain that is likely involved in making decisions is the:

Accepted Answer

A) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 
B) pars triangularis 
C) prefrontal cortex 
D) orbitofrontal cortex 
E) hippocampus

Question 6

Which of the following is evidence for plasticity in the adult brain?

Accepted Answer

A) A blind adult's visual cortex is quiet when he is reading a passage in braille. 
B) An adult who has been deaf since birth shows no activity in the auditory cortex. 
C) A blind adult's visual cortex is active when he is engaged in a verbal processing task. 
D) None of the above statements are true.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of synaptic convergence?

Accepted Answer

A) neural networks in the cerebellum 
B) temporal summation 
C) sensory afferents in the thalamus 
D) collaterals 
E) neural networks in the cortex

Question 8

Which of the following structures is largely responsible for the sequencing of motor patterns used for speech?

Accepted Answer

A) the supramarginal gyrus 
B) the angular gyrus 
C) the primary motor cortex 
D) Broca's area 
E) Wernicke's area

Question 9

Which of these cognitive functions would not be a concern of speech-language pathologists?

Accepted Answer

A) reasoning and problem solving 
B) metacognition 
C) memory 
D) attention and information processing 
E) All of these are of concern to speech-language pathologists.

Question 10

Therapeutic stimulation of the right hemisphere's homologous language areas after a stroke may help the patient recover left hemisphere functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Geschwind model of language:

Accepted Answer

A) accounts for all features of aphasic syndromes 
B) predicts all types of aphasic syndromes 
C) predicts all symptoms coming from specific aphasic syndromes 
D) can be used to predict symptoms associated with specific lesions 
E) none of the above

Question 12

Hypoperfusion of cortical structures is one reason for diffuse symptoms of patients with subcortical lesions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Cognition can be defined as the ability to:

Accepted Answer

A) focus on stimuli over time 
B) evaluate information to come to a conclusion 
C) become aware of or obtain knowledge of an object 
D) retain experience-dependent changes over time

Question 14

Executive functions are probably mediated by the:

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus 
B) orbitofrontal cortex 
C) prefrontal cortex 
D) thalamus

Question 15

Which of the following is a characteristic of a dendritic spine?

Accepted Answer

A) Dendritic spines account for most of the presynaptic sites in the brain. 
B) Most dendritic spines carry the potential for both inhibitory and excitatory synapses. 
C) Most of the excitatory synapses in the cortex are made onto dendritic spines. 
D) Dendritic spines are too small to have a role in rapid processing of neural impulses.

Exam 10: Central Language Mechanism and Learning