COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE 4TH EDITION
BANICH TEST BANK EXAMINATION TEST
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION
⩥ What does EEG/ERPs measure? Answer: Electrical activity on the
scalp, excellent for tracking timing of neural events.
⩥ What is the main advantage of MEG over EEG? Answer: MEG can
localize the sources of neural activity more precisely.
⩥ What does fMRI measure? Answer: Blood oxygen changes (BOLD)
to reveal where neural activity occurs.
⩥ What is a limitation of fMRI? Answer: It has slow timing and can
only infer involvement of brain regions, not causation.
⩥ What does PET involve? Answer: Radioactive tracers to measure
metabolism or neurotransmitter changes.
⩥ What is single-cell recording? Answer: A technique that measures the
firing of individual neurons with high spatial and temporal detail.
, ⩥ What is TMS used for? Answer: To disrupt neural activity temporarily
to test if a brain region is necessary for a function.
⩥ What does fNIRS measure? Answer: Blood oxygen near the surface
cortex using light, being portable but with low detail.
⩥ What are the two primary types of neurotransmitters? Answer:
Glutamate (excitatory) and GABA (inhibitory).
⩥ What is an action potential? Answer: A rapid change in electrical
charge that travels along the axon of a neuron.
⩥ What happens at the synapse? Answer: Neurotransmitters cross the
gap and open ion channels on the next neuron.
⩥ What is an ERP? Answer: Event-Related Potential, revealing
consistent brain responses to stimuli when averaged over trials.
⩥ What are exogenous ERP components? Answer: Components driven
by sensory features, occurring early in response to stimuli.
⩥ What are endogenous ERP components? Answer: Components driven
by attention, memory, or meaning, occurring later in response to stimuli.
BANICH TEST BANK EXAMINATION TEST
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION
⩥ What does EEG/ERPs measure? Answer: Electrical activity on the
scalp, excellent for tracking timing of neural events.
⩥ What is the main advantage of MEG over EEG? Answer: MEG can
localize the sources of neural activity more precisely.
⩥ What does fMRI measure? Answer: Blood oxygen changes (BOLD)
to reveal where neural activity occurs.
⩥ What is a limitation of fMRI? Answer: It has slow timing and can
only infer involvement of brain regions, not causation.
⩥ What does PET involve? Answer: Radioactive tracers to measure
metabolism or neurotransmitter changes.
⩥ What is single-cell recording? Answer: A technique that measures the
firing of individual neurons with high spatial and temporal detail.
, ⩥ What is TMS used for? Answer: To disrupt neural activity temporarily
to test if a brain region is necessary for a function.
⩥ What does fNIRS measure? Answer: Blood oxygen near the surface
cortex using light, being portable but with low detail.
⩥ What are the two primary types of neurotransmitters? Answer:
Glutamate (excitatory) and GABA (inhibitory).
⩥ What is an action potential? Answer: A rapid change in electrical
charge that travels along the axon of a neuron.
⩥ What happens at the synapse? Answer: Neurotransmitters cross the
gap and open ion channels on the next neuron.
⩥ What is an ERP? Answer: Event-Related Potential, revealing
consistent brain responses to stimuli when averaged over trials.
⩥ What are exogenous ERP components? Answer: Components driven
by sensory features, occurring early in response to stimuli.
⩥ What are endogenous ERP components? Answer: Components driven
by attention, memory, or meaning, occurring later in response to stimuli.
