Quiz 12

Question 1

how many cellular layers make up the neocortex?

-some regions 3, some regions 5, and some regions 6
-5
-some regions 5 and some regions 6
-3
-6

Answer 1

6

Question 2

damage to which 2 thalamic nuclei would affect output to the association cortices but not to primary sensory or motor cortices?

-ventral posterior lateral and ventral posterior medial
-lateral geniculate and medial geniculate
-lateral geniculate and medial dorsal
-pulvinar and medial dorsal

Answer 2

pulvinar and medial dorsal

Question 3

both lesion and functional neuroimaging studies in humans have shown that right parietal regions are involved in

-directing attention to the left hemispace only
-directing attention to the right and left hemispace
-directing attention to the right hemispace only
-identifying objects

Answer 3

directing attention to the right and left hemispace

Question 4

a patient is asked to draw a house by copying the model picture shown above. his version is shown on the right (only the right side of the house is drawn). which of the following disorders would you suspect the patient has?

-visual agnosia
-contralateral neglect syndrome
-prosopagnosia

Answer 4

contralateral neglect syndrome

Question 5

which symptoms would you expect a patient with a right temporal lobe lesion to exhibit?

-deficit in recognizing faces
-deficit in attention to the right side of the body or space
-difficulties with language-related materals
-deficit in attention to the left side of the body or space

Answer 5

deficit in recognizing faces

Question 6

during behavioral testing, a monkey is unable to complete the delayed response task. neurological damage to which area would produce this symptom?

-ventromedial prefrontal cortex
-dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
-left posterior parietal cortex
-right inferotemporal cortex

Answer 6

dorsolateral prefrontal cortex