Unlocking the Mind
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Which area of the brain is responsible for language comprehension?

  • Wernicke's area (correct)
  • Broca's area
  • Motor cortex
  • Auditory cortex

Which area of the brain is responsible for language production?

  • Motor cortex
  • Wernicke's area
  • Broca's area (correct)
  • Auditory cortex

Patients with lesions in Broca's area have difficulty in

  • Writing
  • Understanding and speaking fluently
  • Understanding language
  • Speaking fluently (correct)

Patients with lesions in Wernicke's area have difficulty in

<p>Understanding language (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technique allows researchers to observe whole-brain activity without bias while subjects perform intensive tasks?

<p>Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technique has higher spatial resolution than lesion studies?

<p>Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most widely used technique for non-invasive functional brain imaging of healthy human subjects?

<p>Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which brain region is close to the motor cortex?

<p>Broca's area (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which brain region is close to the auditory cortex?

<p>Wernicke's area (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technique has been used to map specific brain regions to guide brain surgeries?

<p>Brain stimulation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what was the prevalent view in the early twentieth century regarding specific mental functions?

<p>Specific mental functions are carried out by neurons across many areas of the cerebral cortex. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What discipline did Franz Joseph Gall develop in the early nineteenth century?

<p>Phrenology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did phrenologists believe caused bumps and ridges on a person's skull?

<p>The growth of centers for each mental function (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did phrenologists attempt to map human mental function to?

<p>The bumps and ridges on a person's skull (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did brain lesions provide the first clues for?

<p>The specific functions of different regions of the cerebral cortex (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many lobes is each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex divided into?

<p>Four (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Paul Broca discover in the 1860s?

<p>Lesions in a specific area of the human left frontal lobe (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the specific area in the human left frontal lobe that Paul Broca discovered?

<p>Broca's area (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did phrenology attempt to correlate the size and shape of bumps and ridges on a person's skull with?

<p>Talents and character traits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the current understanding of the specific conclusions of phrenology?

<p>They are largely false (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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