Neuropsychology Exam #1 questions with verified
answers
Who was the first person that believed the brain controlled actions and
emotions? Ans✓✓-Hippocrates
- his views were not accepted until the Renaissance
Who is the father of neurology? Ans✓✓-Thomas Willis
Who is HM? Ans✓✓-Underwent surgery and hippocampi were removed and was
unable to learn anything new
What is neuropsychology? Ans✓✓-An applied science that examines the impact
of both normal and abnormal brain functioning on a broad range of cognitive,
emotional, and behavioral functions (or brain- behavior relationships)
What is the difference between neurology and psychology? Ans✓✓-Neurology-
nervous system
Psychology- behavior and mental processes
What is cerebral neuroanatomy? Ans✓✓-study of the structures of the brain
What is localization of functions? Ans✓✓-What brain area is responsible for
What are ventricles? Ans✓✓-spaces inside the brain filled with liquid
,What is hydrocephalus? Ans✓✓-when there is lots of fluid in ventricles
What mechanisms or options do we have to examine the brain? Ans✓✓-MRIs, CT
scan, EEG, PET scan, Neuropsychological testing, Lumbar Puncture
* brain is not dense enough to be shown on an xray
What is the method of a Computerized Tompagraphy Scan? (CT scan) Ans✓✓-
uses x rays
What is the purpose of a Computerized Tomography? Ans✓✓-- neuroimaging
procedure where we can see lesions
- shows if there are abnormalities
- used for traumatic brain injuries, strokes, and dimensia
- does not show how well the brain is operating
-takes "slices" of different parts of the brain
-axial- dorsal--> ventral
-coronal- anterior --> posterior
-saggital- lateral --> medial
What is the method of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging? (MRI) Ans✓✓-uses
magnets and radio frequencies
What is the purpose of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging? Ans✓✓--same as CT but
with better resolution
-take longer
-more expensive
, -resolution is better
-cannot have metal
-no radiation exposure
-less comfortable
What is the method of an Electroencephalograph? (EEG) Ans✓✓-method: uses
electrical activity to track brain waves
- measures voltage/ electricity
What is the purpose of an Electroencephalograph? Ans✓✓-- used for seizures,
sleep stages, assess gross levels of brain activation, brain death
- looks at how the brain functions
What is EEG tracing? Ans✓✓-- it shows the brain waves to tell where the seizure
starts and when it spreads to other parts of the brain
What is the method of a Functional MRI? Ans✓✓-- uses oxygen in the brain
What is the purpose of a Functional MRI? Ans✓✓-- used to find out what part of
the brain is being used different actions and tasks
- used for research on localization of functions
What is the difference between a MRI and a fMRI? Ans✓✓--MRI: has to do with
anatomy
-fMRI: function/regions activated during cognitive tasks
answers
Who was the first person that believed the brain controlled actions and
emotions? Ans✓✓-Hippocrates
- his views were not accepted until the Renaissance
Who is the father of neurology? Ans✓✓-Thomas Willis
Who is HM? Ans✓✓-Underwent surgery and hippocampi were removed and was
unable to learn anything new
What is neuropsychology? Ans✓✓-An applied science that examines the impact
of both normal and abnormal brain functioning on a broad range of cognitive,
emotional, and behavioral functions (or brain- behavior relationships)
What is the difference between neurology and psychology? Ans✓✓-Neurology-
nervous system
Psychology- behavior and mental processes
What is cerebral neuroanatomy? Ans✓✓-study of the structures of the brain
What is localization of functions? Ans✓✓-What brain area is responsible for
What are ventricles? Ans✓✓-spaces inside the brain filled with liquid
,What is hydrocephalus? Ans✓✓-when there is lots of fluid in ventricles
What mechanisms or options do we have to examine the brain? Ans✓✓-MRIs, CT
scan, EEG, PET scan, Neuropsychological testing, Lumbar Puncture
* brain is not dense enough to be shown on an xray
What is the method of a Computerized Tompagraphy Scan? (CT scan) Ans✓✓-
uses x rays
What is the purpose of a Computerized Tomography? Ans✓✓-- neuroimaging
procedure where we can see lesions
- shows if there are abnormalities
- used for traumatic brain injuries, strokes, and dimensia
- does not show how well the brain is operating
-takes "slices" of different parts of the brain
-axial- dorsal--> ventral
-coronal- anterior --> posterior
-saggital- lateral --> medial
What is the method of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging? (MRI) Ans✓✓-uses
magnets and radio frequencies
What is the purpose of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging? Ans✓✓--same as CT but
with better resolution
-take longer
-more expensive
, -resolution is better
-cannot have metal
-no radiation exposure
-less comfortable
What is the method of an Electroencephalograph? (EEG) Ans✓✓-method: uses
electrical activity to track brain waves
- measures voltage/ electricity
What is the purpose of an Electroencephalograph? Ans✓✓-- used for seizures,
sleep stages, assess gross levels of brain activation, brain death
- looks at how the brain functions
What is EEG tracing? Ans✓✓-- it shows the brain waves to tell where the seizure
starts and when it spreads to other parts of the brain
What is the method of a Functional MRI? Ans✓✓-- uses oxygen in the brain
What is the purpose of a Functional MRI? Ans✓✓-- used to find out what part of
the brain is being used different actions and tasks
- used for research on localization of functions
What is the difference between a MRI and a fMRI? Ans✓✓--MRI: has to do with
anatomy
-fMRI: function/regions activated during cognitive tasks
