Question 1

Which neuroimaging technique involves injecting an isotope of oxygen into the bloodstream and using it to measure regional cerebral blood flow?

Accepted Answer

A)  fMRI 
B)  PET 
C)  CT 
D)  EEG 
A)  fMRI 
B)  PET 
C)  CT 
D)  EEG B

Question 2

Research using models sometimes involves "lesioning" the model to see if it adequately simulates the behavioral deficits observed in neurological patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic 
B)  propositional 
C)  neural network 
D)  chronometric 
A)  symbolic 
B)  propositional 
C)  neural network 
D)  chronometric C

Question 3

Transcranial direct current stimulation tDCS) affects brain function by

Accepted Answer

A)  altering neuronal polarization. 
B)  increasing binding to a radioactive tracer. 
C)  transcranial magnetic stimulation. 
D)  knocking-out genes. 
A)  altering neuronal polarization. 
B)  increasing binding to a radioactive tracer. 
C)  transcranial magnetic stimulation. 
D)  knocking-out genes. A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer modeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creating a simulation leads researchers to be completely explicit in the modeled operations. 
B)  Some models have homunculus-like teachers, just like those of biological organisms. 
C)  Such models can lead to testable predictions. 
D)  Models can be "lesioned" to see how their performance changes when they are altered. 
A)  Creating a simulation leads researchers to be completely explicit in the modeled operations. 
B)  Some models have homunculus-like teachers, just like those of biological organisms. 
C)  Such models can lead to testable predictions. 
D)  Models can be "lesioned" to see how their performance changes when they are altered.

Question 5

A patient suffering from a progressive neurological disorder is brought to a neurologist for diagnosis. The neurologist notes that the patient's MRI reveals a great deal of cortical atrophy and suspects that the problem may be Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following symptoms, if also discovered, would confirm this diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  tremors and difficulty in initiating movement 
B)  double vision 
C)  loss of dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia 
D)  presence of amyloid plaques during postmortem examination of the brain 
A)  tremors and difficulty in initiating movement 
B)  double vision 
C)  loss of dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia 
D)  presence of amyloid plaques during postmortem examination of the brain

Question 6

The electrical signal evoked by a class of sensory, motor, or cognitive events, which is observed by averaging multiple EEG traces, is known as an)

Accepted Answer

A)  brain response potential. 
B)  mean event trace. 
C)  event-related potential. 
D)  neural activity trace. 
A)  brain response potential. 
B)  mean event trace. 
C)  event-related potential. 
D)  neural activity trace.

Question 7

A magnetic resonance imaging MRI) image is constructed from signals that are generated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  protons being perturbed by the Earth's magnetic field 
B)  protons rebounding to the Earth's magnetic field 
C)  protons being perturbed by the MRI's magnetic field 
D)  protons rebounding to the MRI's magnetic field 
A)  protons being perturbed by the Earth's magnetic field 
B)  protons rebounding to the Earth's magnetic field 
C)  protons being perturbed by the MRI's magnetic field 
D)  protons rebounding to the MRI's magnetic field

Question 8

What part of the brain does an angiogram allow you to visualize?

Accepted Answer

A)  ventricles 
B)  meninges 
C)  cell bodies 
D)  arteries 
A)  ventricles 
B)  meninges 
C)  cell bodies 
D)  arteries

Question 9

Neural network models often

Accepted Answer

A)  have distributed processing. 
B)  store information discretely in isolated and independent units. 
C)  have static activation levels. 
D)  are symbolic in nature. 
A)  have distributed processing. 
B)  store information discretely in isolated and independent units. 
C)  have static activation levels. 
D)  are symbolic in nature.

Question 10

One limitation of what we can learn through the single-cell recording technique is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is often difficult to determine the baseline activity level of a single neuron. 
B)  patterns of activity among groups of neurons may describe the function of a brain area better. 
C)  the receptive field of a single neuron changes as the brain develops. 
D)  single-cell recording is effective only in exploring the primary sensory cortex. 
A)  it is often difficult to determine the baseline activity level of a single neuron. 
B)  patterns of activity among groups of neurons may describe the function of a brain area better. 
C)  the receptive field of a single neuron changes as the brain develops. 
D)  single-cell recording is effective only in exploring the primary sensory cortex.

Question 11

This neuroimaging technique combines X-ray pictures taken from many different angles into a compressed two-dimensional representation of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  MRI magnetic resonance imaging) 
B)  CT computed tomography) 
C)  PET positron emission tomography) 
D)  EEG electroencephalography) 
A)  MRI magnetic resonance imaging) 
B)  CT computed tomography) 
C)  PET positron emission tomography) 
D)  EEG electroencephalography)

Question 12

What role does an isotope play in Positron Emission Tomography PET)? Include a real or hypothetical example.

Accepted Answer

Isotopes play a crucial role in Positron

Question 13

Research questions about the time course of cognition are better addressed using methods like , whereas questions about the anatomy of cognition are better addressed using methods like
)

Accepted Answer

A)  ERP / fMRI 
B)  fMRI / PET 
C)  PET / MEG 
D)  MEG / ERP 
A)  ERP / fMRI 
B)  fMRI / PET 
C)  PET / MEG 
D)  MEG / ERP

Question 14

Which of the following types of topographic representation does NOT incorporate information about the location of a stimulus in space?

Accepted Answer

A)  retinotopic maps in the visual cortex 
B)  motor maps in the motor cortex 
C)  cochleotopic maps in the auditory cortex 
D)  somatosensory maps in the somatosensory cortex 
A)  retinotopic maps in the visual cortex 
B)  motor maps in the motor cortex 
C)  cochleotopic maps in the auditory cortex 
D)  somatosensory maps in the somatosensory cortex

Question 15

Cognitive neuropsychological approaches using people who have suffered a stroke, tumor, or neurological disorder are sometimes described as "correlational." Explain what this means, and provide a hypothetical case study to illustrate your point.

Accepted Answer

Cognitive neuropsychological approaches

Question 16

You have isolated a neuron in the occipital lobes that you believe is responsible for processing information about color. What type of neurophysiological technique would allow you to assess this hypothesis in a living animal?

Accepted Answer

A)  single-cell recording 
B)  histology 
C)  electrical stimulation 
D)  Golgi stain 
A)  single-cell recording 
B)  histology 
C)  electrical stimulation 
D)  Golgi stain

Question 17

The formation of plaques composed of abnormal amyloid protein in the brain is a characteristic symptom of

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  Parkinson's disease. 
C)  Huntington's disease. 
D)  Korsakoff's disease. 
A)  Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  Parkinson's disease. 
C)  Huntington's disease. 
D)  Korsakoff's disease.

Question 18

The Sternberg experiment showed that the amount of time it takes to compare a target item with a list of items in memory increases with the number of items in the memory set. This is an example of parallel processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The term tonotopic refers to the fact that the cochlea and the auditory cortex contain maps that are organized according to the sound frequencies that best stimulate the cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Stroop effect demonstrates that when viewing

Accepted Answer

A)  colors, we are successful at suppressing color representations when they are irrelevant to the task. 
B)  words, we are successful at suppressing word representations when they are irrelevant to the task. 
C)  colors, we cannot help but activate color representations even when they are irrelevant to the task. 
D)  words, we cannot help but activate word representations even when they are irrelevant to the task. 
A)  colors, we are successful at suppressing color representations when they are irrelevant to the task. 
B)  words, we are successful at suppressing word representations when they are irrelevant to the task. 
C)  colors, we cannot help but activate color representations even when they are irrelevant to the task. 
D)  words, we cannot help but activate word representations even when they are irrelevant to the task.

Which neuroimaging technique involves injecting an isotope of oxygen into the bloodstream and using it to measure regional cerebral blood flow?

Research using models sometimes involves "lesioning" the model to see if it adequately simulates the behavioral deficits observed in neurological patients.

Transcranial direct current stimulation tDCS) affects brain function by

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer modeling?

The electrical signal evoked by a class of sensory, motor, or cognitive events, which is observed by averaging multiple EEG traces, is known as an)

A magnetic resonance imaging MRI) image is constructed from signals that are generated by:

What part of the brain does an angiogram allow you to visualize?

Neural network models often

One limitation of what we can learn through the single-cell recording technique is that

This neuroimaging technique combines X-ray pictures taken from many different angles into a compressed two-dimensional representation of the brain.

What role does an isotope play in Positron Emission Tomography PET)? Include a real or hypothetical example.

Research questions about the time course of cognition are better addressed using methods like , whereas questions about the anatomy of cognition are better addressed using methods like )

Which of the following types of topographic representation does NOT incorporate information about the location of a stimulus in space?

Cognitive neuropsychological approaches using people who have suffered a stroke, tumor, or neurological disorder are sometimes described as "correlational." Explain what this means, and provide a hypothetical case study to illustrate your point.

You have isolated a neuron in the occipital lobes that you believe is responsible for processing information about color. What type of neurophysiological technique would allow you to assess this hypothesis in a living animal?

The formation of plaques composed of abnormal amyloid protein in the brain is a characteristic symptom of

The Sternberg experiment showed that the amount of time it takes to compare a target item with a list of items in memory increases with the number of items in the memory set. This is an example of parallel processing.

The term tonotopic refers to the fact that the cochlea and the auditory cortex contain maps that are organized according to the sound frequencies that best stimulate the cells.

The Stroop effect demonstrates that when viewing

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Which neuroimaging technique involves injecting an isotope of oxygen into the bloodstream and using it to measure regional cerebral blood flow?

Research using models sometimes involves "lesioning" the model to see if it adequately simulates the behavioral deficits observed in neurological patients.

Transcranial direct current stimulation tDCS) affects brain function by

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer modeling?

The electrical signal evoked by a class of sensory, motor, or cognitive events, which is observed by averaging multiple EEG traces, is known as an)

A magnetic resonance imaging MRI) image is constructed from signals that are generated by:

What part of the brain does an angiogram allow you to visualize?

Neural network models often

One limitation of what we can learn through the single-cell recording technique is that

This neuroimaging technique combines X-ray pictures taken from many different angles into a compressed two-dimensional representation of the brain.

What role does an isotope play in Positron Emission Tomography PET)? Include a real or hypothetical example.

Research questions about the time course of cognition are better addressed using methods like , whereas questions about the anatomy of cognition are better addressed using methods like )

Which of the following types of topographic representation does NOT incorporate information about the location of a stimulus in space?

Cognitive neuropsychological approaches using people who have suffered a stroke, tumor, or neurological disorder are sometimes described as "correlational." Explain what this means, and provide a hypothetical case study to illustrate your point.

You have isolated a neuron in the occipital lobes that you believe is responsible for processing information about color. What type of neurophysiological technique would allow you to assess this hypothesis in a living animal?

The formation of plaques composed of abnormal amyloid protein in the brain is a characteristic symptom of

The Sternberg experiment showed that the amount of time it takes to compare a target item with a list of items in memory increases with the number of items in the memory set. This is an example of parallel processing.

The term tonotopic refers to the fact that the cochlea and the auditory cortex contain maps that are organized according to the sound frequencies that best stimulate the cells.

The Stroop effect demonstrates that when viewing

A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Hemispheric Specialization

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

Attention

Action

Memory

Emotion

Language

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

Consciousness, Free Will, and the Law

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