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lecture 20: cerebral cortex Flashcards

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which lobe contains the primary motor cortexf

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frpotnal

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which lobe contains the primary olfactory cortex

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temporal lobe (piriform, uncus, anterior hippocampampal gyrus)

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which lobe contains the primary gustatory cortex

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insula
(frontal and parietal operculum)

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which lobe contains the inferior gyrus with 3 distinct partition

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frontal

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which lobe contains the primary somatosensory cortex

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parietal

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which lobe contains the primary auditory

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temporal (superior and transverse temporal)

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which lobe contains the cortical components of the limbic system

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F, P and T (cingulate gyrus and parahippocampal)

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which lobe contains the primary visual cortex

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occipital

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which lobe contains the frontal eye fields

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frontal

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what are the main functional cortical area (6)

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primary somatosensory
primary motor cortex
primary visual cortex
primary olfactory corte
primary gustatory cortez
primary auditory cortez

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where is the primary motor cortex

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pres central gyrus (frontal lobe)
=also on medial aspect of frontal lobe

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where is the primary somatosensory cortex

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post central gyrus (parietal)
=also on medial aspect of parietal lobe)

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where is the primary visual cortex

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surrounding and within the calcarine sulcus (occipital lobe)
=mostly medial

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where is the primary auditory cortex

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superior and transverse temporal gyrus (temporal lobe)
=within lateral sulcus

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where is the primary olfactory cortex

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mostly on medial.inferior aspects of piriform cortex (temporal lobe)

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where is the primary gustatory cortex

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anterior insula (frontal and parietal operculum)

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what are the main association cortices (5 and 2 language ones)

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1) premotor cortez
2) supplementary motor cortex

3) somatosensory association cortex
4) auditory association cortex
5) visual association cortex

brooks and wernickes

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what blood vessel supplies brocas

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middle cerebral

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what blood vessel supplies wernickes

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middle cerebral

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what is the main function of the premotor and supplementary motor area

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=planning and initiation of movement to then send to motor cortex
(ex: movements that require multiple muscles at once)

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movements that require multiple muscles at once involve planning nd initiation from the motor or premotor area

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premotor

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true or false: a lesion to the premotor and supplementary cortex will lead to spastic paraylsys

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false, it will not
rather it will lead to difficulty with coordination (not able to do complex motor movements such as piano)

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a lesion to pre motor and supplementary motor area will cause what types of deficits

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not spastic paralysis but rather it will lead to difficulty with coordination (not able to do complex motor movements such as piano)

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is brocas associated with motor or parietal lobe

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motor

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what is the main function of the somatosensory association cortex

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=analysis and recognition of somatosensory information (making sense of shape, texture, details)

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analysis and recognition of sensory information (making sense of shape, texture, details) is what crotex

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somatosensory association cortex

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true or false: a lesion to the somatosensory association cortex will lead to inability to recognize complex objects in terms of tactile info

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true

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a lesion to the somatosensory association cortex will lead to what deficits

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a lesion to the somatosensory association cortex will lead to inability to recognize complex objects in terms of tactile info

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where is the main location of the somatosensory association cortex

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superior parietal lobule and blends into the visual association area

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what is the main function of the visual assocaiation cortex

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helping identify colour, shapes, facial recognition

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true or false: a lesion to the visual association cortex will lead to visual field deficits

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false that is a lesion to the primary visual cortex

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a lesion to the visual association cortex will lead to difficulties with what

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a lesion to the visual association cortex will lead to difficulties with colour, shape, and facial recognition

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what are the 2 streams of the visual association cortex

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dorsal and ventral

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where is the location of the auditory association crotex

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superior temporal lobe

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what is the function of the auditory association crotex

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helps with localizing sounds, pitch, timing etc

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a lesion to the auditory association cortex will lead to difficulties with what

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difficulty interpreting pitch, location, timing, sequence of sounds

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“where are how” of vision is associated with dorsal or ventral stream

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dorsal

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38
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the “what” of vision is assocaited with ventral or dorsal stream

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ventral

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where is the dorsal stream of visual processing pathway

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parietal lobe

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where is the ventral stream of visual processing pathway

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temporal lobe

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the temporal lobe is associated with the dorsal or ventral stream

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ventral

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the parietal lobe is associated with the dorsal or ventral stream

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dorsal

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what is the general functions of the dorsal stream of the visual processing pathway

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understanding where objects are in space to facilitate visually-guided actions/behaviours (analysis of the surrounding environment to facilitate navigation)

interaction with and manipulation of objects (hand eye coordination)

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understanding where objects are in space to facilitate visually-guided actions/behaviours (analysis of the surrounding environment to facilitate navigation)

interaction with and manipulation of objects (hand eye coordination)

is the dorsal or ventral stream

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the dorsal stream uses information from the entire visual field or the centre of visual field

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entire visual field (whole retina)

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what is the general functions of the ventral stream of the visual processing pathway

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involved in recognition and identification of visual stimulation
-colours, shapes, patterns, spatial relationships

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involved in recognition and identification of visual stimulation
-colours, shapes, patterns, spatial relationships

is the ventral or dorsal strea

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true or false: the ventral stream has close connections to the limbic system

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the ventral stream uses information from the entire visual field or the centre of visual field

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centre of visual field (landing on fovea/macula)

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what are the general function of the multimodal association areas

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to integrate and combine multiple sensory modalities for use in cognitive processes

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what are the 3 types of multimodal assocaiteion areas

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parietal multimodal
temporal multimodal
frontal multimodal

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what is an example of a frontal multimodal association area

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pre fontal cortex

52
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will lesions to multimodal association areas lead to ipsialteral or contralateral deficits

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contralaterion

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what will lesions to multimodal association areas cause

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a wide variety of complex cognitive, language and or sensory deficits

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contralateral hemineglect syndrome is a problem with what multimodal association crotex

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parietal multimodal assocaition cortex

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awareness of self and space around you is facilitated by what multimodal association area

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somatosensory info and visual info coming together is what multimodal association area

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limbic info and visual info coming together is what multimodal association area

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temporal multimodal association areas

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facial recognition area is in what assocaitioncortex

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temporal multimodal association areas

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lesions to the temporal multimodal association areas can lead to what

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inability to recognize faces objects
=agnosia

60
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inability to recognize faces objects
=agnosia is associated with lesion to what multimodal area

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true or false: the prefrontal cortex is a primary cortex

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false, it is a multimodal area

62
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what is the executive function of the prefrontal cortex

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decision making based on past experiences and present environment
monitor behaviour
judgement and awareness
cognitive processess

63
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decision making based on past experiences and present environment
monitor behaviour
judgement and awareness
cognitive processess

is associated with what multimodal area

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prefrontal cortex

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lesions to the prefrontal cortex lead to deficits in what

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loss of ability to solve complex probelms
loss of ambition
short attention span
inappropriate social responses (aggression)
rapid mood swings

65
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loss of ability to solve complex probelms
loss of ambition
short attention span
inappropriate social responses (aggression)
rapid mood swings

is associated with a lesion to where

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prefrontal cortex

66
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the limbic system is distributed through what lobes

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frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes

67
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what are the 4 major functions of the limbic cortex

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homeostatsis, olfaction, memory, emotion

68
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lesions to the limbic cortex lead to what deficits

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damage related to specific regions of damage
ex: lesion to temporal lobe will lead to amnesia (memory), olfactory deficits, decreased fear/aggression

69
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damage related to specific regions of damage
ex: lesion to temporal lobe will lead to amnesia (memory), olfactory deficits, decreased fear/aggression

is related with lesions to where

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limbic cortex in temporal lobe

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give examples of structures in the limbic cortex

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amygdaloid body, hippocampus (dentate gyrus)
mamillary body, hypothalamus

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languages cortices are located in the dominant or non dominantt hemisphere

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are language cortices located in the right or left hemispheres

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which is the motor speech area: broca or wernickes

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what is the location of the brocas area

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pars opercularis and parts triangular of inferior frontal gyrus

75
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pars opercularis and parts triangular of inferior frontal gyrus
is associated wihth brocas or wenicks

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what is the location of the wernickes area

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superior temporal gyrus, extending into ventral aspect of parietal lobe

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superior temporal gyrus, extending into ventral aspect of parietal lobe is assocaited with brocas or wernickes

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what is the function of the brocas area

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premotor area involved in controlling muscles for speech and writing

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premotor area involved in controlling muscles for speech and writing is broca or wernickes

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directing motor language output is broca or wernicke

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is brocas a premotor area or a multimodal association area

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is wernickes a premotor area or a multimodal association area

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multimodal association area

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are the broca and wernick connected

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yes by arcuate fasciculus

84
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what is the structure that connects brocas and wernickes

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arcuate fasciculus

85
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what is the function of the wernickes area

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multimodal association area involved in language comprehension and expression of thoughts

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multimodal association area involved in language comprehension and expression of thoughts is brocas or wernickes

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is directing language processing brocas or wernickes

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lesions to brocas area, wernickes area, the arcuate fasciculus, primary motor cortex and other language area result in what

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what are the 3 types of aphasia discussed in class

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brocas apashia
wernickes aphasia
conduction aphasia

90
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brocas aphasia is aka

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non fluent aphasia

91
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wernickes aphasia is aka

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fluent aphasia

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conduction aphasia is aka

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associative aphasia

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speech is not fluent, person can comprehend language, person cannot repeat words is brocas, wernickes or conductive aphasia

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speech is fluent, person cannot comprehend language, person can’t repeat words is brocas, wernickes or conductive aphasia

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wernickes apashia

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speech is fluent, person can comprehend language, person can’t repeat words is brocas, wernickes or conductive aphasia

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conductive aphasia

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explain brocas aphasia

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difficulty with speaking, writing and production of speech
difficulty initiation language (its choppy, haulting speech, syntax and grammar disorder)

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difficulty with speaking, writing and production of speech
difficulty initiation language (its choppy, haulting speech, syntax and grammar disorder)

is what type of aphasia

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explain wernickes aphasia

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speech is fluent but cannot actually understand language
sounds gibberish

99
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speech is fluent but cannot actually understand language
sounds gibberish

is what type of aphasia

100
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explain conduction aphasion

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person can process language but cannot repeat words (usually damage to arcuate fasciluculus)

101
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person can process language but cannot repeat words (usually damage to arcuate fasciluculus)

is what type of aphasia

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conduction aphasia

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damage to the arcuate fasciculus is usually assocaited with what type of aphasia

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conduction aphasia

103
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someone thinks “i want an apple” but says “i….i….ap…. apple…” is what type of aphasia

104
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someone thinks “i want an apple” but says “marvel yet leen i hem” is what type of aphasia

105
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someone asks you to repeat “apple” but you can’t, what type of aphasia

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conduction

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true or false, in conduction aphasia fluency and comprehension is in tact

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