Brain stories Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions

may be defined as a shared code used for representing concepts through the use of symbols, and the rules that dictate how those symbols are combined to make meaning (Owens, Metz & Farinella, 2011). It can be spoken, written or conveyed via manual gesture. Its symbols include speech sounds, written letters, words, signs, and its grammar sets forth the rules for using and assembling the symbols for meaning. As users, we are called upon to both express language (speak it, write it, sign it) and comprehend it (listen, read it, decode the signs). correct answer: Language exchange of ideas between a sender and a receiver (Owens, . 2011). It is interactive, in that it involves both message transmission and response, but can be achieved through means other than language, for example, a baby crying when wanting to be held, a facial expression, a dog's whimper. correct answer: communication An acquired impairment of language due to brain injury is what is known as correct answer: aphasia outermost surface of the brain, comprised of sheets of nerve cells, called gray matter. This surface appears as a convoluted mass of ridges, known as gyri (singular: gyrus), and furrows or grooves between the gyri known as sulci (singular: sulcus) correct answer: cerebral cortex