Exam 9: Hearing and Language

The acquisition of language has left behind _____,and as a result we must look at the ____ of our nonhuman relatives.

Broca's area is involved in the production of speech.

Teri's pediatrician tried to explain what might have happened to her little boy's brain to cause his dyslexia;it is likely that the boy's _____ is not larger in the left hemisphere as it is in normal brains.

Frequency theory was originally called the _____ theory.

The eardrum is also called the tympanic membrane.

While the human auditory range extends down to about _____ Hz,researchers have been unable to find neurons that are specific for frequencies below _____ Hz.

The primary auditory cortex is located on the _____.

The outer hair cells may be involved in:

Which of the following is the physiological perception of sound amplitude?

A person reports to the emergency room with a complaint that he or she can understand and produce speech,but are unable to write thoughts down or read aloud.What area of the brain may be injured?

Neurons from the left ear project:

Abnormalities in the magnocellular visual pathway are implicated in:

A brain area that is organized such that successive areas respond to successively higher frequencies is called _____.

The cocktail party effect involves auditory cortex mechanisms alone.

Frequency (or telephone)theory proposed that:

Describe the neural pathway for audition.Indicate the projections from the auditory nerve to (a)lower brain regions,(b)midbrain,and (c)primary auditory cortex.

A problem with the hair cells of a person can be remedied with a cochlear implant.

Chimpanzees have taught other chimpanzees some sign language.

A person can have an impairment with reading or writing,but normal speech.

The next time you stare eye-to-eye with the humble chimpanzee,try to remember that you and the nonhuman share a common ancestor going back about _____.