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Question 1

Name the major resting state networks

Answer 1

Sensorimotor network
Visual network
Executive Control network
Lateralized fronto-parietal networks
Auditory network
Temporo-parietal network

Question 2

Name the areas of the DMN

Answer 2

Precuneus/posterior cingulate
Lateral parietal area
Medial pfc
(Hippocampus)

Question 3

Where is the superadditivity principle usually found?

Answer 3

Superior colliculus

and also sometimes in the cortex

Question 4

Are speeded tasks supramodal or modality specific?

Answer 4

supramodal

Question 5

Are simple sensory tasks supramodal or modality specific?

Answer 5

modality specific

Question 6

Are higher-level tasks supramodal or modaility specific

Answer 6

supramodal

Question 7

Example of NCC-pr

Answer 7

binocular rivalry

Question 8

Example of NCC-co

Answer 8

neurons in the MTL

Question 9

Name some possible functions of consciousness

Answer 9

integration of relevant information
decision-making and planning
report of information
goal achievement
self-monitoring
self-awareness
reflecting on mistakes
distinguishing between self-generated and externally driven representations
confidence and doubts about memory

Question 10

Give some examples of predictability

Answer 10

Spatial context
How frequently objects occur
Stimuli predict each other
Recently viewed objects

Question 11

Pros of PNM compared to standard approach

Answer 11

Can account for individual differences
Predictive
Can use resting-state data

Question 12

Cons of PNM compared to standard approach

Answer 12

Difficult to interpret
Unclear how variability in fMRI data affects predictions
Extent of change within individuals and over time is unknown

Question 13

To be criminally responsible, you need

Answer 13

Consciousness

Sense of agency

Question 14

Which neuroscience methods provide causal evidence?

Answer 14

Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Transcranial electric stimulation (TES)
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
Pharmacological agonists and antagonists

Question 15

Which neuroscience methods provide correlational evidence

Answer 15

Multi-voxel pattern analysis (MVPA)

Representational similarity analysis (RSA)

Question 16

Problems of the reproducibility problem of neuroscience methods

Answer 16

High dimenstionality of data
Low statistical power of many studies
High degree of analytic flexibility in data analysis procedures
Circular data analysis: hypothesize + test on same data

Question 17

Solution to the reproducibility problem of neuroscience methods

Answer 17

Data sharing
Free and open source data analysis packages
Focus on out-of-sample generalization (external validity)