COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE 4TH EDITION
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ parietal lobe. Answer: Cortical lobe located posterior to central sulcus
anterior to occipital lobe, superior to posterior temporal cortex; contains
many neurons, including somatosensory cortex, gustatory cortex, and
parietal association cortex which are all involved in orientation,
attention, and representation of space
⩥ temporal lobe. Answer: lateral ventral part of cerebral cortex bounded
superiorly by sylvian fissue and psoteriorly by the anterior edge of the
occipital lobe and ventral portion of the parietal lobe
-ventromedial: hippocampal complex, amgdala
-lateral neocortical regions: higher order vision, mental respresentations
of visual world, linguistic representations
-superior (in sylvian fissure): auditory complex
⩥ occipital lobe. Answer: cortical lobe located at posterior of the
cerebral cortex that primarily contains neurons involved in visual
information processing
⩥ skull. Answer: cranium
, ⩥ Meninges. Answer: three protective membranes that surround the
brain and spinal cord
⩥ dura matter. Answer: outermost layer of the meninges surrounding the
brain and spinal cord
⩥ arachnoid matter. Answer: weblike middle layer of the three meninges
⩥ pia matter. Answer: Innermost layer of the meninges. Adheres directly
to the brain and is made up of capillaries and supporting tissue.
⩥ cerebral cortex. Answer: layered sheet of neurons that overlies the
forebrain; consists of neural subdivisions interconnected with pther
cortical areas, subcortical structures, and the cerebellum and spinal
cortex
⩥ white matter. Answer: myelinated axons
⩥ corpus callosum. Answer: fiber system composed of axons that
connect the cortex and cerebral hemispheres; integrates motor and
sensory info between the two hemispheres
BANICH TEST BANK FINAL PAPER 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ parietal lobe. Answer: Cortical lobe located posterior to central sulcus
anterior to occipital lobe, superior to posterior temporal cortex; contains
many neurons, including somatosensory cortex, gustatory cortex, and
parietal association cortex which are all involved in orientation,
attention, and representation of space
⩥ temporal lobe. Answer: lateral ventral part of cerebral cortex bounded
superiorly by sylvian fissue and psoteriorly by the anterior edge of the
occipital lobe and ventral portion of the parietal lobe
-ventromedial: hippocampal complex, amgdala
-lateral neocortical regions: higher order vision, mental respresentations
of visual world, linguistic representations
-superior (in sylvian fissure): auditory complex
⩥ occipital lobe. Answer: cortical lobe located at posterior of the
cerebral cortex that primarily contains neurons involved in visual
information processing
⩥ skull. Answer: cranium
, ⩥ Meninges. Answer: three protective membranes that surround the
brain and spinal cord
⩥ dura matter. Answer: outermost layer of the meninges surrounding the
brain and spinal cord
⩥ arachnoid matter. Answer: weblike middle layer of the three meninges
⩥ pia matter. Answer: Innermost layer of the meninges. Adheres directly
to the brain and is made up of capillaries and supporting tissue.
⩥ cerebral cortex. Answer: layered sheet of neurons that overlies the
forebrain; consists of neural subdivisions interconnected with pther
cortical areas, subcortical structures, and the cerebellum and spinal
cortex
⩥ white matter. Answer: myelinated axons
⩥ corpus callosum. Answer: fiber system composed of axons that
connect the cortex and cerebral hemispheres; integrates motor and
sensory info between the two hemispheres
