Exam 13: Cognitive Functions

 Reggie is in love with Jeana. An fMRI scan of his brain while he was looking at a picture of Jeana would look just about the same as his brain would look if he had used addictive drugs.

 Anne has a problem with making decisions impulsively and has started gambling. She might have suffered damage to her _____.

 Cristy had damage to her left optic nerve after it had crossed in the optic chiasm. This resulted in the loss of vision in her ____.

 If something in a complex scene changes slowly, or changes while you blink your eyes, you probably will not notice it unless you are paying attention to the particular item that changes. This phenomenon is called ____.

 Jamel is in a research study where he was given oxytocin. Explain how he would respond if he looked at a photo of his wife versus how he might act if an unknown, attractive female entered the room.

 Professor Sanders tells her class that many nonhuman animals can understand language. She described the work by Irene Pepperberg who taught Alex, a ______, many words and even basic conversation skills.

 In most humans, control of language is centered in the ____.

 A stroke patient speaks in short, inarticulate but meaningful phrases such as "Weather hot" and "Dog bite man." This person is probably suffering from ____.

 Research with deaf children suggests that it is essential to ____.

 Spatial neglect occurs after damage in the ____.

 Discuss the three forms of monism

 The point of origin of an epileptic seizure is called the ____.

 Meri just recovered from split-brain surgery. She found that at first, she kept ____.

 After damage to the right hemisphere, many people suffer what kind of loss?

 Ezra has frontotemporal dementia. Where is his damage located and what symptoms does he experience?

 Benny had the split-brain procedure done. Later, he was working with a researcher. When he performed an action via his _____, he found that his _____ tried to invent and defend explanations for his actions, even when the true causes were unconscious.

 A paradoxical characteristic of children with Williams syndrome is that they ____.

 Olin is participating in a research study that uses the Stroop effect. The researchers are likely testing him for spatial neglect.

 The left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is connected to skin receptors and muscles mainly on the right side of the body.

 Fluent aphasia, in which the victim has difficulty comprehending language but is still able to speak smoothly, is due to damage that includes ____.