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Biopsychology

John P. J. Pinel

Chapter 16

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:36

Problem 1

Which of the following is associated with left-hemisphere damage?
a. apraxia
b. aphasia
c. contralateral neglect
d. all of the above
e. both a and b

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01:25

Problem 2

The largest cerebral commissure in humans is the
a. optic chiasm.
b. anterior commissure.
c. scotoma.
d. commissura grandus.
e. none of the above

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Problem 3

Who won a Nobel Prize for his research on split-brain patients?
a. Moniz
b. Sperry
c. wada
d. Myers
e. Penfield

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01:39

Problem 4

Broca's area is located in the cortex of the left hemisphere in an area known as
a. the planum temporal.
b. Heschl's gyrus.
c. the frontal operculum.
d. both a and b
e. none of the above

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Problem 5

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, which structure transfers information from the area of comprehension to the area of speech production?
a. arcuate fasciculus
b. angular gyrus
c. Wernicke's area
d. Broca's area
e. both $c$ and $d$

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