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What is the primary function of cerebrospinal fluid?
What is the primary function of cerebrospinal fluid?
- To buffer the brain against vibration (correct)
- To produce nerve cells
- To store information
- To provide nutrients to the brain
Which type of aphasia is characterized by loss of fluent speech?
Which type of aphasia is characterized by loss of fluent speech?
- Wernicke's aphasia
- Broca's aphasia (correct)
- Global aphasia
- Conductive aphasia
Dementia is characterized by impairments in which of the following?
Dementia is characterized by impairments in which of the following?
- Only memory function
- Memory and at least one other psychological ability (correct)
- Physical strength and dexterity
- Vision and hearing capabilities
What defines hemineglect?
What defines hemineglect?
Which disorder impairs the ability to coordinate or perform learned skilled movements?
Which disorder impairs the ability to coordinate or perform learned skilled movements?
What type of dementia is caused by restrictions in the brain's blood supply?
What type of dementia is caused by restrictions in the brain's blood supply?
Which neuropsychological disorder involves disruptions in the ability to organize and interpret sensory information?
Which neuropsychological disorder involves disruptions in the ability to organize and interpret sensory information?
What is the main challenge of Wernicke's aphasia?
What is the main challenge of Wernicke's aphasia?
What is the primary focus of neuropsychology?
What is the primary focus of neuropsychology?
Which method is commonly used by clinical neuropsychologists to assess brain function?
Which method is commonly used by clinical neuropsychologists to assess brain function?
What does the concept of localization of function imply?
What does the concept of localization of function imply?
Which condition is characterized by the blockage of blood flow in the brain?
Which condition is characterized by the blockage of blood flow in the brain?
What is a common symptom of neurodegenerative diseases?
What is a common symptom of neurodegenerative diseases?
Which of the following disorders is characterized by movement disturbances?
Which of the following disorders is characterized by movement disturbances?
Which theory suggests that psychological functions rely on combinations of brain modules?
Which theory suggests that psychological functions rely on combinations of brain modules?
What primary factor contributes to traumatic brain injury?
What primary factor contributes to traumatic brain injury?
Which of the following is NOT a component routinely assessed in neuropsychological evaluations?
Which of the following is NOT a component routinely assessed in neuropsychological evaluations?
What does lesion analysis aim to link?
What does lesion analysis aim to link?
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Study Notes
Neuropsychology
- The study of the relationship between the brain, behavior, and psychological functioning.
- Clinical neuropsychologists use tests and other methods to assess neuropsychological problems and intact functions in individual patients.
- Localisation of function proposes that specific psychological functions are linked to specific brain areas.
- Modules are brain regions that perform specific analyses of information.
- Networks involve multiple brain modules working together to perform complex psychological functions.
Methods of Investigating Brain Function
- Lesion analysis involves studying patients with brain damage to understand the relationship between specific brain areas and psychological functions.
- This method compares patients with damage to specific areas with those with damage elsewhere or no damage.
Causes of Brain Dysfunction
- Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain is blocked, damaging that specific area.
- Traumatic brain injury involves the brain moving within the skull, causing nerve damage.
- Neurodegenerative diseases involve progressive loss of brain cells and function, impacting specific cell types.
Types of Brain Dysfunction
- Amnestic disorders involve memory loss, consciousness disturbances, perceptual issues, and movement problems.
- Traumatic brain injury can affect motor coordination, memory, cognitive abilities, and emotions.
- Neurodegenerative diseases include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.
- Perceptual disturbances affect the ability to organize, recognize, and interpret sensory information.
- Aphasia refers to disruptions in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding language.
- Broca's aphasia involves difficulty with fluent speech.
- Wernicke's aphasia involves difficulty understanding language and producing meaningful speech.
- Movement disorders (apraxia) affect the ability to perform learned motor skills.
- Dementia involves significant impairments in memory, perceptual abilities, language, and learned motor skills.
- Vascular dementia arises from multiple restrictions to the brain's blood supply.
- Hemineglect is the inability to attend to or respond to stimuli on one side of the environment.
Neuropsychological Disorders and Associated Symptoms
- Apraxia: Difficulty performing learned skilled movements, even when not weak or confused.
- Visual agnosia: Difficulty attaching meaning to visual sensations.
- Anosognosia: Unawareness of the loss of neurological function.
- Hemineglect: Inability to pay attention to one side of space.
- Aphasia: Impairment in using language as a communication system.
- Aprosodia: Difficulty using tone of voice as a communication tool.
- Dementia: Significant impairments in memory and at least one other psychological ability, causing functional limitations.
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