Human communication

Question 1

aphasia

Answer 1

trouble with language. It can no t be due to a sensory or motor deficit.
Difficulty understanding and using.

Question 2

describe the criteria for comprehnsion

Answer 2

when you hear a word it should active all the compartments of memory of this word

Question 3

agnosia

Answer 3

the primary areas to be okay. but the deficits to be in the in the association areas

Question 4

Describe aphasia

Answer 4

they know what a dog sounds like they know what it looks but the word Dog does not activate the memory

Question 5

where in the brain is the dictionary table

Answer 5

bottom of the temporal cortex. po

Question 6

what happens if there is damage in the language comprehension area

Answer 6

you can read words and say them but not understand.

Question 7

what is transcorticol sensory aphasia

Answer 7

damage to the posterior language area

Question 8

symptom of people with transcortical sensory aphasia

Answer 8

they just repeat after people

Question 9

on side of the brain is language localized

Answer 9

the left brain

Question 10

what aspects of language are found on the right side

Answer 10

rhythm
tone
emphasis
recognizing people by the sound of their voice
comprehending metaphors

Question 11

what does the frontal lobe do in language processing

Answer 11

on the left side of the brain. involved in speech productio

Question 12

what does the temporal lobe do in language processing

Answer 12

determines where and what is making the sound. the where and what pathway.
In language there is a specific what pathway that asks what is the sound i am hearing dies it come from a language i speak.

Question 13

what does the dictionary area which spans different lobs in the brain

Answer 13

heavy interconnected and creates mental schema of the word that is being analysed.

Question 14

explain the steps that lead to speaking

Answer 14

i want to speak/ is there value in me speaking right now?- medial Prefrontal lobe
Choosing the words; words that convey meaning- dictionary of the brain (language comprehension)
Organizing the content words and add connecting words-. prefrontal lobe
Saying the word- moving the mouth and lungs to express the sound you need- frontal lobe

Question 15

what of the brain is most active when reading

Answer 15

Primary visual cortex

Question 16

two categories of strokes

Answer 16

anterior or posterior aphasia

Question 17

anterior aphasia

Answer 17

trouble producing meaningful speech.
More aware of the situation, recognize their deficits.
I have alot to say but .it wont come out right

Question 18

posterior aphasia

Answer 18

they don’t have the schema that creates pictures connected to words .
They don’t have the dictionary and don’t have the nouns the content words.
They are much less aware of their deficit

Question 19

Transcortical sensory aphasia

Answer 19

they repeat what people say to them but they dont actually understand

Question 20

Conduction aphasia

Answer 20

they speak fluently and understand but they can not repeat the words people say to them.
They have trouble learning new words.

Question 21

what causes conduction aphasia

Answer 21

the loss of the direct pathway from the Wernicke’s to the Broca’s area

Question 22

Wernicke’s area

Answer 22

analyzing speech sounds. and recognizing words

Question 23

when you have damage in Wernicke’s area what is it called

Answer 23

pure word deafness

Question 24

Pure word deafness

Answer 24

everything sounds like noise because you cant seem to recognise what the word is .
They don’t understand when people talk to them or when they talk.

Question 25

Pure word deafness

Answer 25

everything sounds like noise because you cant seem to recognize what the word is .
They don’t understand when people talk to them or when they talk.

Question 26

posterior language area

Answer 26

comprehend meaningful words.

Question 27

Damage to the posterior language area

Answer 27

don’t comprehends words

They start to repeat words.

Question 28

If a patient is having trouble repeating after you where is the damage most likely

Answer 28

Wernicke’s area

Question 29

Damage to the visual word form area

Answer 29

Pure alexia or pure word blindness.

Writing gets bad over time because they are not getting any feedback

Question 30

what is sight reading

Answer 30

recognizing whole words

Question 31

What is phonetic reading

Answer 31

sounding it out.

Question 32

Describe dyslexia

Answer 32

faulty reading.

Question 33

Surface dyslexia

Answer 33

Inability to to recognize whole words. They can only recognize words phonetically

Question 34

Phonological dyslexia

Answer 34

Difficulty reading unfamiliar words.

Question 35

what brain region is associate d with pure alexia

Answer 35

VWFA

Question 36

why is it harder to identify objects when the corners are taken out

Answer 36

because the visual association cortex uses edges to recognize things.

Question 37

Broca’s aphasia

Answer 37

inferior left frontal lobe
Slow laborious, non fluent speech.
They have something to say but cant do it fluently
They use content words- words that convey meaning
Have trouble articulating

Question 38

Agramatism

Answer 38

difficulty using grammatical devices.

Question 39

Anomic aphasia

Answer 39

trouble finding the right word

Question 40

how the brain deals with

Answer 40

the brain tries to create new pathways. to compensate for the damaged pathways

Question 41

Stuttering

Answer 41

Speech disorder that causes difficulty in fluency.

Question 42

dygraphia

Answer 42

disorders in writing

Question 43

Phonological dysgraphia

Answer 43

you can not spell things by . spelling them ot