Lesson Five

Question 1

EEG is characterized by:
a. Low temporal resolution and low spatial resolution
b. High temporal resolution and high spatial resolution
c. Low temporal resolution and high spatial resolution
d. High temporal resolution and low spatial resolution

Answer 1

d. High temporal resolution and low spatial resolution

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT correct?
a. Electroencephalogram (EEG) measures the activity of neural populations
b. EEG is an invasive technique
c. Single Unit recording measures the activity of a single cell
d. Electrophysiology includes both animal and human studies

Answer 2

b. EEG is an invasive technique

Question 3

Which of the following techniques in neuroscience has a low spatial resolution?
a. None of them
b. fMRI
c. EEG
d. Single Unit Recording

Answer 3

c. EEG

Question 4

Which of the following techniques is based on the blood oxygenation?
a. EEG
b. ERPs
c. fMRI
d. Multi Unit Recording

Answer 4

c. fMRI

Question 5

Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals reflect activity of:
a. Two interconnected neurons
b. Populations of neurons
c. The blood flow
d. A single neuron

Answer 5

b. Populations of neurons

Question 6

Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) reflect?
a. Changes in brain blood flow
b. The ability to switch between different tasks
c. Brain responses that are the direct result of a specific sensory, cognitive, or motor event
d. Background oscillations

Answer 6

c. Brain responses that are the direct result of a specific sensory, cognitive, or motor event

Question 7

Single Unit recording is characterized by:
a. Low temporal resolution and high spatial resolution
b. High temporal resolution and high spatial resolution
c. High temporal resolution and low spatial resolution
d. Low temporal resolution and low spatial resolution

Answer 7

b. High temporal resolution and high spatial resolution

Question 8

Single Unit recording:
a. Is not invasive
b. Visualises the areas activated by a task
c. Measures the electrical activity of an individual neuron
d. Reflects the activity of 100,000,000 synchronous neurons

Answer 8

c. Measures the electrical activity of an individual neuron

Question 9

The BOLD (Blood Oxygen Level Dependent) response is:
a. Used in fMRI
b. Constant
c. Detected by intracranial electrodes
d. Is very fast

Answer 9

a. Used in fMRI

Question 10

Which of the following techniques in neuroscience requires a magnetic field?
a. fMRI
b. ERPs
c. Single Unit recording
d. EEG

Answer 10

a. fMRI