Exam 19: Extension: B - Language

Use the following to answer questions: Recent studies using PET scanning have changed the view of language localization in the human brain. Demonstrate that your brain has been appropriately reorganized by choosing the correct alternative for each aspect of word generation with the anatomical location related to it from the list below. -retrieval of meaningful cue - related information ___

Use the following to answer questions: Recent studies using PET scanning have changed the view of language localization in the human brain. Demonstrate that your brain has been appropriately reorganized by choosing the correct alternative for each aspect of word generation with the anatomical location related to it from the list below. -verb generalization ___

Use the following to answer questions: Neuropsychologists and others concerned with language disorders have a specialized vocabulary that facilitates communication concerning these disorders. Match each term with the appropriate alternative from the list below. -anarthria ___

Use the following to answer questions: Neuropsychologists and others concerned with language disorders have a specialized vocabulary that facilitates communication concerning these disorders. Match each term with the appropriate alternative from the list below. -paraphasia ___

Use the following to answer questions: Recent studies using PET scanning have changed the view of language localization in the human brain. Demonstrate that your brain has been appropriately reorganized by choosing the correct alternative for each aspect of word generation with the anatomical location related to it from the list below. -passive viewing of words ___

Discuss theories of language evolution that emphasize changes to the vocal tract with those that focus on the brain.

Describe how the evolution of the vocal tract has resulted in a much greater ability on the part of humans, compared with apes, to produce speech sounds.

The fMRI studies of Binder and coworkers found four general brain regions activated by words. What are these?

Describe the model - building approach to understanding reading deficits and how it differs from more typical neurological approaches.

Use the following to answer questions: Neuropsychologists and others concerned with language disorders have a specialized vocabulary that facilitates communication concerning these disorders. Match each term with the appropriate alternative from the list below. -alexia ___

How does the dual - route theory account for deep and surface dyslexia subtypes? Answer Key

About how long ago did human language develop? Gather the evidence for your answer.

What is "Yerkish"? Is it really a language? If so, why? If not, why not?

What are the four separate abilities necessary for language?

With regards to the dual language model, compare and contrast the roles of the dorsal and ventral language pathways

Your patient has undergone a right hemispherectomy to remove cancerous tissue. What symptoms should the patient and the family expect?

List four major findings based on experiments involving electrical stimulation of the human brain. Which one do you think had the most influence on neuropsychology?

Use the following to answer questions: Recent studies using PET scanning have changed the view of language localization in the human brain. Demonstrate that your brain has been appropriately reorganized by choosing the correct alternative for each aspect of word generation with the anatomical location related to it from the list below. -noun recognition - naming ___

How would you answer a beginning psychology student who asks, "Where in the brain is language localized?"

Explain the simplicity of the Wernicke - Geschwind model?