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Question 1

What region of the cortex provides executive functions?

Answer 1

frontal

Question 2

The function of the parietal cortex could be described as _________________.

Answer 2

connect the dots

Question 3

What region of the brain is associated with auditory processing?

Answer 3

temporal lobe

Question 4

What limbic structure is associated with fear?

Answer 4

amygdala

Question 5

What brain structure is associated with the conscious explicit memory?

Answer 5

hippocampus

Question 6

Action potentials do _______________.

Answer 6

NOT generate brainwaves

Question 7

A neurotransmitter associated with arousal is a(n) ________________?

Answer 7

norepinephrine

Question 8

The neuromodulator most associated with memory and learning is _________.

Answer 8

acetylcholine

Question 9

What neurochemical manufactured in the pituitary gland mediates sleep onset?

Answer 9

melatonin

Question 10

Neurons grow connections between each other known as:

Answer 10

A) synapse
B) axon
C) dendrite

D) all of the above

Question 11

The gap between neurons is called the?

Answer 11

synapse

Question 12

The __________ mediates much of emotional activity.

Answer 12

limbic system

Question 13

The __________ mediates motor function.

Answer 13

basal ganglia

Question 14

The ____________ receives signals from the axon.

Answer 14

dendrite

Question 15

What is the function of the white matter of the brain?

Answer 15

connects neurons

Question 16

The brain is traditionally divided into areas according to cell structure known as __________ areas.

Answer 16

Brodmann

Question 17

What structure connects the left side of the brain to the right side?

Answer 17

corpus collosum

Question 18

The right side of the brain is connected to the:

Answer 18

left visual field

Question 19

The neurons of the cortex appear to group themselves into?

Answer 19

A) cell columns
B) networks
C) regions

D) all of the above

Question 20

What region of the left hemisphere is associated with speech?

Answer 20

Wernicke’s region

Question 21

Long groups of axons in the brain combining to make neural pathways are known as_________.

Answer 21

fasciculate

Question 22

There are _________ layers of the cortex.

Answer 22

6

Question 23

The long and short fibers that interconnect the cortex are known as __________.

Answer 23

cortico-cortico fibers

Question 24

The fasciculus which connects the anterior temporal lobes to the frontal lobes are known as ________________.

Answer 24

the uncinate fasciculus

Question 25

The firing of electrical impulses down the axon of a neuron is referred to as the?

Answer 25

action potential

Question 26

What part of the brain is most associated with arousal level?

Answer 26

reticular formation

Question 27

What type of cell is most responsible for pre and post synaptic potential activity?

Answer 27

pyramidal cells

Question 28

When a neuron is being encouraged to fire by other neurons it is becoming ___________.

Answer 28

depolarized

Question 29

The thalamus is often referred to as the __________ of the brain.

Answer 29

A) great relay station B) pacemaker ***both A and B****

Question 30

The region of the brain associated with SMR is the _______________.

Answer 30

sensory-motor strip

Question 31

The areas C3, Cz, and C4 are positioned over the:

Answer 31

sensory motor strip

Question 32

The area Fz is over the _____.

Answer 32

anterior cingulate

Question 33

The area T3 and T4 are over the:

Answer 33

medial temporal lobes

Question 34

The area of Fp1 and Fp2 correspond to the _____ area.

Answer 34

prefrontal executive

Question 35

Delta and theta are considered _________ waves.

Answer 35

global

Question 36

High beta waves, over 35 Hz , are considered _______ waves emanating from cell columns just below the scalp.

Answer 36

local

Question 37

According to Thatcher, ________ activities are more related to personality functions.

Answer 37

global

Question 38

________ activities are related more to cognitive processing.

Answer 38

local

Question 39

Delta activity is often associated with coupling between the cortex and ______.

Answer 39

the brain stem

Question 40

Theta activity is often associated with coupling between the cortex and the _______.

Answer 40

limbic system

Question 41

Alpha activity is often associated with coupling between the cortex and the _____ .

Answer 41

thalamus

Question 42

Beta activity is often associated with coupling between the ________ .

Answer 42

cortical columns

Question 43

Coherence is the percentage of time that oscillators co-vary in ________.

Answer 43

phase

Question 44

High beta coherence would indicate high levels of _______ .

Answer 44

Hypocoupling

Question 45

Nunez suggest that EEG leads pick up _____________ .

Answer 45

a combination of frequencies from all over the brain

Question 46

Waves that combine to form a static pattern are known as ________ .

Answer 46

standing waves

Question 47

Changes occurring in the overall polarization of fields of cortical dendrites below .5 Hz in frequency are known as ___________ .

Answer 47

slow cortical potentials

Question 48

By repeatedly presenting a stimulus and recording the response and then averaging the electrical activity of each response so that the signal can be clearly isolated we are measuring ___________.

Answer 48

an event related potentials

Question 49

The __________ wave indicates signal detection in the brain.

Answer 49

P200

Question 50

The _______ wave indicates comprehension of a stimulus event.

Answer 50

P300

Question 51

In P300 studies a series of auditory tones of constant frequency may be presented that are randomly interspersed with tones of a different frequency and a subject is asked to count the irregular or __________ .

Answer 51

oddball tones

Question 52

Lubar found that children with ADHD often had __________ .

Answer 52

a diminished P300 response