Chapter Questions
Which of the following is associated with left-hemisphere damage?a. apraxiab. aphasiac. contralateral neglectd. all of the abovee. both a and b
The largest cerebral commissure in humans is thea. optic chiasm.b. anterior commissure.c. scotoma.d. commissura grandus.e. none of the above
Who won a Nobel Prize for his research on split-brain patients?a. Monizb. Sperryc. wadad. Myerse. Penfield
Broca's area is located in the cortex of the left hemisphere in an area known asa. the planum temporal.b. Heschl's gyrus.c. the frontal operculum. d. both a and be. none of the above
According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, which structure transfers information from the area of comprehension to the area of speech production?a. arcuate fasciculusb. angular gyrusc. Wernicke's aread. Broca's areae. both $c$ and $d$