The Frontal Lobes

Question 0

Amotivational syndrome is caused by a lesion to what cerebral lobe or sub-cortical structure?

Answer 0

Medial frontal lobe

Question 1

Dysexecutive syndrome is caused by a lesion to what cerebral lobe or sub-cortical structure?

Answer 1

Dorsal lateral frontal cortex

Question 2

Disinhibition is caused by a lesion to what cerebral lobe or sub-cortical structure?

Answer 2

Orbital frontal lobe

Question 3

Lack of initiative, lack of persistence decreased motoric range is consistent with what syndrome?

Answer 3

Apathy syndrome (medial frontal cortex lesion)

Question 4

Exit-25, go/no go tasks, alternating sequence tasks, echopraxia probes, stroop interference task are all ways to test for what?

Answer 4

Disinhibition syndrome

Question 5

Wisconsin card sort test, clock drawing, trail making, and the luria hand sequence are ways to test for what syndrome?

Answer 5

Dysexecutive syndrome

Question 6

Poor focus, poor short term memory, perseveration, poor planning/indecision, poor problem solving are characteristic of what?

Answer 6

Dysexecutive syndrome (dorsal lateral frontal lobe region)

Question 7

What are 2 ways to improve performance in disorders with deficits in circuit functioning?

Answer 7

Trainscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Trainscranial direct current stimulation (TDCS)