Neuro Flashcards
Focal damage to Broca’s area is likely to impair:
Production of speech
For all sensory experiences except olfaction, the afferent sensory pathways include the:
Thalamus
Anxiety and rapid hearth rate related to stress are physiological manifestations of inc activity of which nervous system?
Sympathetic
The sleep- wake cycle is regulate by the
Reticular formation
The neurotransmitter most directly involved with voluntary muscle movements is
Acetylcholine
The most common cuss e of cerebral palsy is
Trauma at the time of birth
The inability to understand words, without any loss of ability to speak or hear words is:
Sensory aphasia
The inability to recognize objects by touch alone is most likely the result of damage to the:
Parietal cortex
Fechner’s law assumes that “just noticeable differences” are
Psychologically equal intervals
Physiologically based drives such as rage and fear are regulated by the:
Hypothalamus
What type of disorder is most frequently diagnosed with neuropsych tests
Neurological disorders
Postconcussional syndrome
Dizziness and nausea following a concussion. A diffuse atonal injury has been closely linked to this type of syndrome
I what part of the brain are the occipital lobes located
Cerebral cortex
Low blood glucose levels, feeling hungry and anxious. What type of endocrine issues is this indicative of?
Hypoglycemia
Prosopagnosia
Difficulty identifying faces that they have seen before. One possible cause is a lesion to the occipital lobe
