Week 5

Question 1

The PAC is shaped by

Answer 1

The specific type of frequency received
The level of auditory stimulation
Nature of auditory stimulation

Question 2

The sound localization pathways arising from the inferior colliculus

Answer 2

A pathway to the superior colliculus

A pathway to the medial geniculate

Pathways to the association cortices

A pathway to BA 41

Question 3

The primary auditory cortex is responsible for:

Answer 3

Extracting and identifying speech features

Detecting interaural time differences and differences in the vertical orientation of sound

Question 4

The three sound localization pathways

Answer 4

Superior colliculus

Medial geniculate

PAC

Question 5

Superior colliculus

Answer 5

Controls the reflexive aspect of response to sound

Question 6

Medial geniculate

Answer 6

Triggers responses to fear producing sounds requiring a simple response

Question 7

PAC

Answer 7

Concerned with complex fear responses that require conscious thought and deliberate behavior

Question 8

Interhemispheric communication

Answer 8

The process by which the brains left and right atmosphere communicate with each other

Question 9

Neuroplasticity of the auditory CNS

Answer 9

The auditory CNS is one of the most plastic neural systems

Question 10

Sensory deprivation

Answer 10

A person has no sensory input, causing certain problems to arise