USAHS NEUROSCIENCE EXAM PAPER
EXAMINATION TEST WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS 2026
◉ A lesion in the left hemisphere would be more likely than a right
hemisphere lesion to affect which aspect of emotional processing?
Regulation of negative emotions
Regulation of positive emotions
Regulation of all emotions
Expression of emotion in speech
Comprehension of emotion in speech Answer: Regulation of positive
emotions
◉ A lesion in which region of the brain would increase one's likelihood
of developing depression?
,Left anterior hemisphere
Right anterior hemisphere
Left posterior hemisphere
Right posterior hemisphere
Lesions do not increase the likelihood of depression. Answer: Left
anterior hemisphere
◉ A patient can smile when asked to by her doctor, but when she is told
a funny joke, she is unable to smile. Where does the patient most likely
have damage?
Descending projections from the hypothalamus
Descending projections from the motor cortex
Descending pyramidal track projections
Ascending projections to the motor cortex
,Ascending projections to the cerebellum Answer: Descending
projections from the hypothalamus
◉ A patient is asked to watch horror movies and rate his level of
perceived fear on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being terrified). Control subjects
have an average rating report of 6.5; the patient, however, has an
average rating of 1 for perceived fear. If you were to read an MRI scan
of the patient, where would you expect to see damage?
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Basal ganglia
Amygdala
Thalamus Answer: Amygdala
◉ A patient presents with upper motor syndrome, following a car
accident, due to damage of the descending pathways from the motor
cortex. Which limitation would you expect to see in the patient?
He can smile when asked, but cannot smile when told a funny joke.
, His Duchenne smile does not activate the orbicularis oculi muscles of
his eyes.
He cannot furrow his eyebrows in anger.
He cannot move any facial muscle in any situation.
He is unable to smile when asked, but can smile when told a funny joke.
Answer: He is unable to smile when asked, but can smile when told a
funny joke.
◉ An inability to express emotion through modulation of speech is
called
anomia.
aprosodia.
alexia.
agnosia.
EXAMINATION TEST WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS 2026
◉ A lesion in the left hemisphere would be more likely than a right
hemisphere lesion to affect which aspect of emotional processing?
Regulation of negative emotions
Regulation of positive emotions
Regulation of all emotions
Expression of emotion in speech
Comprehension of emotion in speech Answer: Regulation of positive
emotions
◉ A lesion in which region of the brain would increase one's likelihood
of developing depression?
,Left anterior hemisphere
Right anterior hemisphere
Left posterior hemisphere
Right posterior hemisphere
Lesions do not increase the likelihood of depression. Answer: Left
anterior hemisphere
◉ A patient can smile when asked to by her doctor, but when she is told
a funny joke, she is unable to smile. Where does the patient most likely
have damage?
Descending projections from the hypothalamus
Descending projections from the motor cortex
Descending pyramidal track projections
Ascending projections to the motor cortex
,Ascending projections to the cerebellum Answer: Descending
projections from the hypothalamus
◉ A patient is asked to watch horror movies and rate his level of
perceived fear on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being terrified). Control subjects
have an average rating report of 6.5; the patient, however, has an
average rating of 1 for perceived fear. If you were to read an MRI scan
of the patient, where would you expect to see damage?
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Basal ganglia
Amygdala
Thalamus Answer: Amygdala
◉ A patient presents with upper motor syndrome, following a car
accident, due to damage of the descending pathways from the motor
cortex. Which limitation would you expect to see in the patient?
He can smile when asked, but cannot smile when told a funny joke.
, His Duchenne smile does not activate the orbicularis oculi muscles of
his eyes.
He cannot furrow his eyebrows in anger.
He cannot move any facial muscle in any situation.
He is unable to smile when asked, but can smile when told a funny joke.
Answer: He is unable to smile when asked, but can smile when told a
funny joke.
◉ An inability to express emotion through modulation of speech is
called
anomia.
aprosodia.
alexia.
agnosia.
