Neuroscience Terms

Question 1

Apraxia

Answer 1

Inability to carry out or perform tasks

Question 2

Aphasia

Answer 2

True language disorder - due to brain damage

Question 3

Motor Aphasia - inability to speak well but can understand and comprehend language

Answer 3

Broca’s Aphasia (Anterior Aphasia)

Question 4

Sensory Aphasia - ability to speak normally but cannot comprehend language

Answer 4

Wernicke’s Aphasia (Posterior)

Question 5

Dysarthia

Answer 5

Inability or difficulty in articulating language;
Origin of defect may not be in the brain but in organs for vocalization

Question 6

Dysprosody

Answer 6

Altered melody of language; inability to express emotions through the way of talking - monotonous

Question 7

Agraphia

Answer 7

Inability to write

Question 8

Dysgraphia

Answer 8

Difficulty to write

Question 9

Anhedonia

Answer 9

Inability to feel pleasure

Question 10

Ataxia

Answer 10

Without coordination

Question 11

Paresthesia

Answer 11

“Pins and needles”

Question 12

Dysesthesia

Answer 12

Painful, itching, or restrictive sensation

Question 13

Dysnomia

Answer 13

‘Tip of the tongue’ phenomenon
Failure to find the right words

Question 14

Echolalia

Answer 14

Repetition of words and phrases

Question 15

Anomia

Answer 15

Word finding difficulty but language structure is intact