Chapter 13 - Language And Lateralisation

Question 1

Lateralization

Answer 1

The localization of a function on one hemisphere or the other

Question 2

Split brain operation

Answer 2

A treatment for seizure disorder in which the commissures linking the two cerebral hemispheres are severed

Question 3

Hippocampal commissure

Answer 3

A pathway linking the right and left hippocampal structures

Question 4

Massa intermedia

Answer 4

The connection between the right and left thalamus nuclei

Question 5

Savant behaviour

Answer 5

Extraordinary skills and talents found in those whose overall level of intellectual functioning usually falls in the mentally retarded range

Question 6

Dichotic listening

Answer 6

A task in which different sounds are presented simultaneously to the right and left ears

Question 7

Prosody

Answer 7

The use of pitch and intonation in language to convey emotional tone and meaning

Question 8

Planum temporale

Answer 8

An area located posterior to the primary auditory cortex in the temporal lobes

Question 9

Bilingual

Answer 9

Proficient in two languages

Question 10

American Sign Language (ASL)

Answer 10

A language of signs produced by the hands and arms that is used by people with hearing impairments

Question 11

Aphasia

Answer 11

A condition involving the loss of the ability to speak and understand language

Question 12

Brocas aphasia

Answer 12

A condition marked by the production of slow, laborious speech accompanied by good comprehension poor repretatio not and poor naming