Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is the primary problem for patients with lesions in the right inferior parietal lobe and adjacent regions?
What is the primary problem for patients with lesions in the right inferior parietal lobe and adjacent regions?
Which area of the brain damage can lead to difficulty attending to the left side of visual space and/or the left side of objects?
Which area of the brain damage can lead to difficulty attending to the left side of visual space and/or the left side of objects?
What type of deficit do patients with lesions in the right superior temporal lobe experience?
What type of deficit do patients with lesions in the right superior temporal lobe experience?
What is the primary problem for patients with lesions in the visual cortex?
What is the primary problem for patients with lesions in the visual cortex?
Signup and view all the answers
What can help patients with right parietal lesions report being able to see objects in the left visual field?
What can help patients with right parietal lesions report being able to see objects in the left visual field?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the underlying problem with lesions to the right parietal cortex?
What is the underlying problem with lesions to the right parietal cortex?
Signup and view all the answers
Which syndrome is associated with the constellation of signs and symptoms involving neglect of the left side of space and body?
Which syndrome is associated with the constellation of signs and symptoms involving neglect of the left side of space and body?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the possible reason why attentional deficits are often associated with right parietal lesions?
What is the possible reason why attentional deficits are often associated with right parietal lesions?
Signup and view all the answers
Which area in non-human primates, when damaged, induces neglect of contralateral space?
Which area in non-human primates, when damaged, induces neglect of contralateral space?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the name of the test where patients are asked to mark the center of a horizontal line and tend to ignore the left side of the line due to neglect?
What is the name of the test where patients are asked to mark the center of a horizontal line and tend to ignore the left side of the line due to neglect?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the ability of the brain to hold onto ongoing experience for a second or so?
What is the ability of the brain to hold onto ongoing experience for a second or so?
Signup and view all the answers
Which temporal category refers to the ability to hold and manipulate information in the mind for seconds to minutes while it is being used to achieve a particular goal?
Which temporal category refers to the ability to hold and manipulate information in the mind for seconds to minutes while it is being used to achieve a particular goal?
Signup and view all the answers
What is another term for short-term memory?
What is another term for short-term memory?
Signup and view all the answers
Which term describes the ability to hold and manipulate information in the mind for seconds to minutes while it is being used to achieve a particular goal?
Which term describes the ability to hold and manipulate information in the mind for seconds to minutes while it is being used to achieve a particular goal?
Signup and view all the answers
What type of memory is the ability of the brain to hold onto ongoing experience for a second or so?
What type of memory is the ability of the brain to hold onto ongoing experience for a second or so?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term for the stabilization of memories that follows the initial encoding of memory traces?
What is the term for the stabilization of memories that follows the initial encoding of memory traces?
Signup and view all the answers
Which temporal category entails retaining information in a more permanent form of storage for days, weeks, or even a lifetime?
Which temporal category entails retaining information in a more permanent form of storage for days, weeks, or even a lifetime?
Signup and view all the answers
What is sometimes considered to be a special category of attention that operates on internal representations rather than on sensory input as such?
What is sometimes considered to be a special category of attention that operates on internal representations rather than on sensory input as such?
Signup and view all the answers
What must be done if relevant information in short-term memory is to persist for a very long?
What must be done if relevant information in short-term memory is to persist for a very long?
Signup and view all the answers
What does the normal digit memory span range between?
What does the normal digit memory span range between?
Signup and view all the answers
