Chapter 11 Flashcards
Doubling of Heschl’s gyrus is typically seen in __________.
the right hemisphere
Which is true of the anatomical differences between the hemispheres?
a. The right hemisphere contains more gray matter.
b. The left hemisphere extends farther anteriorly.
c. The lateral fissure has a steeper slope in the left hemisphere.
d. The frontal operculum is larger in the left hemisphere.
D. The frontal operculum is larger in the left hemisphere.
Which is an example of a double dissociation for two areas of the cortex?
a. Patient A can read but not write after an injury to one region, while patient B can write but not read after an injury to the other region.
b. Patient A can read but not write after an injury to one region, while patient B can read but not write after an injury to the other region.
c. Patient A can read but not write after an injury to one region, but he can neither read nor write after an injury to the other region.
d. Patient A can neither read nor write after injuries to both regions, while patient B can write but not read after injuries to both regions.
A. Patient A can read but not write after an injury to one region, while patient B can write but not read after an injury to the other region.
Roger Sperry collaborated with Bogen and Vogel for his research on
a. the asymmetry of planum temporale.
b. commissurotomy patients.
c. cortical mapping.
d. brain stimulation.
B. commissurotomy patients.
In order to present a visual stimulus to only the left hemisphere of a split-brain patient, the stimulus must be presented to the
right visual field only
In which of the following is there usually a left-ear advantage?
a. rhythm perception
b. understanding backward speech
c. complex pitch perception
d. Morse code perception
C. complex pitch perception
Right-handed people have their speech localized to the right hemisphere about _____% of the time.
2
If the left carotid artery is injected with an anesthetic drug, within a few seconds
a. the arm and the leg on the same side will fall to the bed with flacid paralysis.
b. speech will probably be interrupted.
c. speech will invariably be interrupted.
d. none of the above
B. speech will probably be interrupted.
A modern version of the “left for language” theory of cortical organization was developed by __________.
Lenneberg/Kimura
Which of the following usually shows a right-ear advantage?
a. perceiving environmental sounds
b. perceiving rhythms
c. understanding backward speech
d. all of the above
C. understanding backward speech
Electrical stimulation of the __________ lobe has produced deja vu experiences and dreaming states in patients.
temporal
The tachistoscope is often used to test subjects with respect to __________.
a. motor skills
b. vision
c. memory for nonsense syllables
d. speech production
B. vision
Blindfolded subjects typically do better with the right hand at __________.
a. object recognition of nonsense shapes
b. Braille reading
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
D. neither A nor B
Kimura found evidence for a relationship between speech and hand movements when she observed that right-handed individuals
a. gestured more with their right hands while speaking.
b. rubbed their noses more with their right hands while speaking.
c. gestured more with their left hands while speaking.
d. rubbed their noses more with their left hands while speaking.
A. gestured more with their right hands while speaking.
When measuring language lateralization, how do the results of dichotic-listening tasks differ from the results of brain stimulation in right-handed subjects?
a. Dichotic listening shows a higher rate of left lateralization.
b. Brain stimulation shows a higher rate of left lateralization.
c. Brain stimulation is more closely matched to the results of anatomical studies.
d. both b and c
B. Brain stimulation shows a higher rate of left lateralization.
