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What is the outermost layer of the cortex called?

Grey matter (correct)

Basal ganglia

Cerebellum

White matter

Which type of fibres connect one part of a lobe to another?

Association fibres

Commissures

Short fibres (correct)

Long fibres

What is the function of association/secondary areas in the cortex?

Connect lobes located on the same side of the brain

Link the two hemispheres

Control basic sensory and motor functions

Process information from primary processing areas (correct)

Which type of organisation shows mirror-image arrangement of functions?

Symmetrical organisation Signup and view all the answers

Which lobe is responsible for processing input in the brain?

Occipital lobe Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the tertiary areas in the cortex?

Combine information from association areas Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fibres link the two hemispheres of the brain?

Commissures Signup and view all the answers

Which lobe is part of the anterior regions and is responsible for output?

Frontal lobe Signup and view all the answers

Which type of organisation shows a tendency for contra-lateral control?

Lateral organisation Signup and view all the answers

Which areas of the cortex are made up of basic sensory and motor functions?

Primary processing areas Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fibres connect lobes located on the same side of the brain?

Association fibres Signup and view all the answers

Which type of organisation is related to language and visuo-spatial functions?

Asymmetrical organisation Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the occipital lobes?

Processing visual information Signup and view all the answers

Where does visual information to the left of fixation go in the brain?

Right visual cortex Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of cortically blind subjects to perform visually mediated tasks without conscious awareness of vision?

Blindsight Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to recognise everyday objects?

Object agnosia Signup and view all the answers

Where is the primary somatosensory cortex located?

Along the post-central gyrus Signup and view all the answers

What type of information does the somatosensory association area integrate?

Sensory information Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to recognise things via touch?

Tactile agnosia Signup and view all the answers

What is the specific form of apraxia where a person is unable to coordinate movements to dress?

Dressing apraxia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to recognise faces?

Prosopagnosia Signup and view all the answers

What type of processing does the tertiary processing area in the parietal lobes undertake?

Integrates different types of sensory information Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the disorder affecting voluntary movement, not attributable to motor/physical problems?

Apraxia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the loss of sensation felt on the side opposite to the damage in the primary somatosensory cortex?

Sensory anaesthesia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the loss of knowledge specific to visual processing?

Agnosia Signup and view all the answers

Where is the primary somatosensory cortex located?

Along the post-central gyrus Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to coordinate movements to dress?

Dressing apraxia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to recognise faces?

Prosopagnosia Signup and view all the answers

What does the somatosensory association area primarily do?

Integrates sensory information Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to distinguish between colors or to relate colors to objects?

Colour agnosia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of cortically blind subjects to perform visually mediated tasks without conscious awareness of vision?

Blindsight Signup and view all the answers

What type of information is processed together in the tertiary processing area of the parietal lobes?

Visual, auditory, tactile, and spatial information Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to recognise everyday objects?

Object agnosia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the loss of sensation felt on the side opposite to the damage in the primary somatosensory cortex?

Sensory anaesthesia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the disorder affecting voluntary movement, not attributable to motor/physical problems?

Apraxia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to recognise things via touch?

Tactile agnosia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to recognize faces?

Prosopagnosia Signup and view all the answers

Which type of processing does the tertiary processing area in the parietal lobes undertake?

Higher-level processing Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the specific form of apraxia where a person is unable to coordinate movements to dress?

Dressing apraxia Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fibres link the two hemispheres of the brain?

Commissures Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the occipital lobes?

Processing visual information Signup and view all the answers

Which areas of the cortex are made up of basic sensory and motor functions?

Primary processing areas Signup and view all the answers

Which type of organisation is related to language and visuo-spatial functions?

Asymmetrical organisation Signup and view all the answers

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What is the outermost layer of the cortex called?

Which type of fibres connect one part of a lobe to another?

What is the function of association/secondary areas in the cortex?

Which type of organisation shows mirror-image arrangement of functions?

Which lobe is responsible for processing input in the brain?

What is the primary function of the tertiary areas in the cortex?

Which type of fibres link the two hemispheres of the brain?

Which lobe is part of the anterior regions and is responsible for output?

Which type of organisation shows a tendency for contra-lateral control?

Which areas of the cortex are made up of basic sensory and motor functions?

Which type of fibres connect lobes located on the same side of the brain?

Which type of organisation is related to language and visuo-spatial functions?

What is the primary function of the occipital lobes?

Where does visual information to the left of fixation go in the brain?

What is the term for the ability of cortically blind subjects to perform visually mediated tasks without conscious awareness of vision?

What is the term for the inability to recognise everyday objects?

Where is the primary somatosensory cortex located?

What type of information does the somatosensory association area integrate?

What is the term for the inability to recognise things via touch?

What is the specific form of apraxia where a person is unable to coordinate movements to dress?

What is the term for the inability to recognise faces?

What type of processing does the tertiary processing area in the parietal lobes undertake?

What is the term for the disorder affecting voluntary movement, not attributable to motor/physical problems?

What is the term for the loss of sensation felt on the side opposite to the damage in the primary somatosensory cortex?

What is the term for the loss of knowledge specific to visual processing?

Where is the primary somatosensory cortex located?

What is the term for the inability to coordinate movements to dress?

What is the term for the inability to recognise faces?

What does the somatosensory association area primarily do?

What is the term for the inability to distinguish between colors or to relate colors to objects?

What is the term for the ability of cortically blind subjects to perform visually mediated tasks without conscious awareness of vision?

What type of information is processed together in the tertiary processing area of the parietal lobes?

What is the term for the inability to recognise everyday objects?

What is the term for the loss of sensation felt on the side opposite to the damage in the primary somatosensory cortex?

What is the term for the disorder affecting voluntary movement, not attributable to motor/physical problems?

What is the term for the inability to recognise things via touch?

What is the term for the inability to recognize faces?

Which type of processing does the tertiary processing area in the parietal lobes undertake?

What is the term for the specific form of apraxia where a person is unable to coordinate movements to dress?

Which type of fibres link the two hemispheres of the brain?

What is the primary function of the occipital lobes?

Which areas of the cortex are made up of basic sensory and motor functions?

Which type of organisation is related to language and visuo-spatial functions?

What is the term for the disorder affecting voluntary movement, not attributable to motor/physical problems?

What is the term for the inability to recognise everyday objects?

Which type of fibres connect lobes located on the same side of the brain?

What is the outermost layer of the cortex called?

Where does visual information to the left of fixation go in the brain?

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