Cognitive Science Exam 2 Questions and
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Which 19th-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and
speech production? - ✔✔Broca
The neuroanatomist who described 52 distinct cortical areas based on cell structure and
arrangement, and whose classification scheme is often used today, was - ✔✔Brodmann
The Gestalt psychologists argued that - ✔✔percepts are best understood in relation to a
stimulus's emergent properties
The two main classes of cell in the nervous system are - ✔✔neurons and glial cells
Two main types of projections extend from the cell body of a neuron. ________ receive
inputs from other neurons, while ________ send information to other neurons. -
✔✔Dendrites / axons
Which of the following imaging techniques would be best for visualizing a skull
fracture? - ✔✔CT (computed tomography)
This neuroimaging technique combines X-ray pictures taken from many different
angles into a compressed two-dimensional representation of the brain. - ✔✔CT
(computed tomography)
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, Which of the following neuroimaging techniques involves manipulating the orientation
of hydrogen atoms? - ✔✔MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) - ✔✔is performed with an MRI scanner but measures
the density and motion of water contained in axons
The technique known as ________ can be used to induce virtual lesions in humans. -
✔✔TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation)
Which of the following is an advantage of MEG (magnetoencephalography) over EEG
(electroencephalography)? - ✔✔With MEG, the magnetic fields are not distorted by the
skull.
Which neuroimaging technique involves injecting an isotope of oxygen into the
bloodstream and using it to measure regional cerebral blood flow? - ✔✔PET
The human brain is_____ - ✔✔Intelligent, Adaptive Conscious, Information Processor.
Neurons are____ - ✔✔the basic unit of the nervous system; very distinct from one
another.
Neural Communication makes up: - ✔✔-Neurophysiology
-Neurochemistry
Neurophysiology: - ✔✔electrical within neuron.
Neurochemistry: - ✔✔chemical across neurons.
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Which 19th-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and
speech production? - ✔✔Broca
The neuroanatomist who described 52 distinct cortical areas based on cell structure and
arrangement, and whose classification scheme is often used today, was - ✔✔Brodmann
The Gestalt psychologists argued that - ✔✔percepts are best understood in relation to a
stimulus's emergent properties
The two main classes of cell in the nervous system are - ✔✔neurons and glial cells
Two main types of projections extend from the cell body of a neuron. ________ receive
inputs from other neurons, while ________ send information to other neurons. -
✔✔Dendrites / axons
Which of the following imaging techniques would be best for visualizing a skull
fracture? - ✔✔CT (computed tomography)
This neuroimaging technique combines X-ray pictures taken from many different
angles into a compressed two-dimensional representation of the brain. - ✔✔CT
(computed tomography)
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, Which of the following neuroimaging techniques involves manipulating the orientation
of hydrogen atoms? - ✔✔MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) - ✔✔is performed with an MRI scanner but measures
the density and motion of water contained in axons
The technique known as ________ can be used to induce virtual lesions in humans. -
✔✔TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation)
Which of the following is an advantage of MEG (magnetoencephalography) over EEG
(electroencephalography)? - ✔✔With MEG, the magnetic fields are not distorted by the
skull.
Which neuroimaging technique involves injecting an isotope of oxygen into the
bloodstream and using it to measure regional cerebral blood flow? - ✔✔PET
The human brain is_____ - ✔✔Intelligent, Adaptive Conscious, Information Processor.
Neurons are____ - ✔✔the basic unit of the nervous system; very distinct from one
another.
Neural Communication makes up: - ✔✔-Neurophysiology
-Neurochemistry
Neurophysiology: - ✔✔electrical within neuron.
Neurochemistry: - ✔✔chemical across neurons.
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