BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR COGNITIVE
NEUROSCIENCE 2026 BRAIN FUNCTION
AND BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS ASSESSMENT
PAPER ANSWERS VERIFIED SUMMARY
SHEET
◉ What are some key modules in the study of neuroscience?
Answer: PS1090 Understanding neuroscience, PS2061 Brain and
behaviour, Psychology of Brain Injury, The Ageing Brain, The Social
Brain, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience.
◉ What is cognitive neuroscience?
Answer: Cognitive neuroscience aims to provide a brain-based
account of human psychological processes such as cognition,
perception, action, and emotion.
◉ Who conducted pioneering experiments in cognitive
neuroscience?
Answer: Penfield, who used direct electrical stimulation on patients'
brains to map mental experiences.
, ◉ What was the 'Montreal Procedure'?
Answer: A pioneering experiment involving direct electrical
stimulation of the brain's surface to treat epilepsy.
◉ What did Penfield's experiments reveal?
Answer: They showed that stimulating certain areas of the brain
could evoke specific mental experiences.
◉ What was the purpose of the study by Deeb et al. (2019)?
Answer: To investigate whether deep brain stimulation of the fornix
could reduce cognitive symptoms in Alzheimer's patients.
◉ What did 48% of Alzheimer's patients report after deep brain
stimulation?
Answer: They reported vivid and elaborate experiences of prior
events from their lives.
◉ What are some key questions in cognitive neuroscience?
Answer: 1. How is the brain organized both structurally and
functionally? 2. What role does brain connectivity play? 3. How do
simple signals lead to complex representations?
◉ What historical perspective did Aristotle and Plato have regarding
mental functions?
NEUROSCIENCE 2026 BRAIN FUNCTION
AND BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS ASSESSMENT
PAPER ANSWERS VERIFIED SUMMARY
SHEET
◉ What are some key modules in the study of neuroscience?
Answer: PS1090 Understanding neuroscience, PS2061 Brain and
behaviour, Psychology of Brain Injury, The Ageing Brain, The Social
Brain, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience.
◉ What is cognitive neuroscience?
Answer: Cognitive neuroscience aims to provide a brain-based
account of human psychological processes such as cognition,
perception, action, and emotion.
◉ Who conducted pioneering experiments in cognitive
neuroscience?
Answer: Penfield, who used direct electrical stimulation on patients'
brains to map mental experiences.
, ◉ What was the 'Montreal Procedure'?
Answer: A pioneering experiment involving direct electrical
stimulation of the brain's surface to treat epilepsy.
◉ What did Penfield's experiments reveal?
Answer: They showed that stimulating certain areas of the brain
could evoke specific mental experiences.
◉ What was the purpose of the study by Deeb et al. (2019)?
Answer: To investigate whether deep brain stimulation of the fornix
could reduce cognitive symptoms in Alzheimer's patients.
◉ What did 48% of Alzheimer's patients report after deep brain
stimulation?
Answer: They reported vivid and elaborate experiences of prior
events from their lives.
◉ What are some key questions in cognitive neuroscience?
Answer: 1. How is the brain organized both structurally and
functionally? 2. What role does brain connectivity play? 3. How do
simple signals lead to complex representations?
◉ What historical perspective did Aristotle and Plato have regarding
mental functions?
