COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: THE BIOLOGY
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Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience
1. What is the primary focus of cognitive neuroscience?
A) The study of Freudian psychoanalysis
B) The biological processes that underlie cognition
C) The philosophical debate of mind-body dualism
D) Purely behavioral observation
2. The case of Phineas Gage was pivotal because it demonstrated:
A) The localization of language production
B) That brain injury can alter personality and executive function
C) The precise role of the hippocampus in memory
D) The function of the visual cortex
3. Who is credited with the development of the "neuron doctrine"?
A) Paul Broca
B) Camillo Golgi
C) Santiago Ramón y Cajal
D) Karl Lashley
4. The concept of "double dissociation" is used to provide evidence for:
A) Neurogenesis in the adult brain
B) The modularity of cognitive functions
C) The role of glial cells in cognition
D) The holistic theory of brain function
Chapter 2: Structure and Function of the Nervous System
, 5. Which part of a neuron is primarily responsible for receiving signals
from other neurons?
A) Axon
B) Soma
C) Dendrites
D) Myelin sheath
6. The resting membrane potential of a neuron is primarily maintained by:
A) Voltage-gated sodium channels
B) The sodium-potassium pump
C) The influx of calcium ions
D) Neurotransmitter release
7. An action potential is characterized as:
A) A graded potential that degrades over distance
B) An all-or-nothing event
C) A chemical signal released into the synapse
D) The same as a postsynaptic potential
8. Which glial cells are responsible for forming the myelin sheath in the
central nervous system?
A) Schwann cells
B) Astrocytes
C) Microglia
D) Oligodendrocytes
Chapter 3: Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience
9. Which neuroimaging technique provides the best temporal resolution
for measuring brain activity?
A) MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
B) fMRI (functional MRI)
C) PET (Positron Emission Tomography)
D) EEG (Electroencephalography)
10.fMRI measures brain activity by detecting changes in:
A) Electrical activity on the scalp
, B) Blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal
C) Radioactive tracer uptake
D) Direct neural firing rates
11.Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a method that:
A) Records neural activity
B) Creates a temporary "virtual lesion"
C) Provides detailed anatomical images
D) Measures eye movements
12.A key advantage of lesion studies is that they can:
A) Provide causal evidence for a brain region's function
B) Show real-time brain activity
C) Reveal the entire connectome
D) Be used to diagnose all neurological disorders
Chapter 4: The Visual System
13.Where does the initial processing of visual information occur?
A) Prefrontal cortex
B) Primary visual cortex (V1)
C) Lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
D) Superior colliculus
14.The "what" visual pathway projects from the primary visual cortex to
the:
A) Parietal lobe
B) Temporal lobe
C) Frontal lobe
D) Occipital lobe
15.Feature detectors in the visual cortex, such as simple and complex cells,
were first discovered by:
A) David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel
B) Gustav Fritsch and Eduard Hitzig
C) Broca and Wernicke
D) Michael Gazzaniga
OF THE MIND 5TH EDITION (GAZZANIGA) TEST
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Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience
1. What is the primary focus of cognitive neuroscience?
A) The study of Freudian psychoanalysis
B) The biological processes that underlie cognition
C) The philosophical debate of mind-body dualism
D) Purely behavioral observation
2. The case of Phineas Gage was pivotal because it demonstrated:
A) The localization of language production
B) That brain injury can alter personality and executive function
C) The precise role of the hippocampus in memory
D) The function of the visual cortex
3. Who is credited with the development of the "neuron doctrine"?
A) Paul Broca
B) Camillo Golgi
C) Santiago Ramón y Cajal
D) Karl Lashley
4. The concept of "double dissociation" is used to provide evidence for:
A) Neurogenesis in the adult brain
B) The modularity of cognitive functions
C) The role of glial cells in cognition
D) The holistic theory of brain function
Chapter 2: Structure and Function of the Nervous System
, 5. Which part of a neuron is primarily responsible for receiving signals
from other neurons?
A) Axon
B) Soma
C) Dendrites
D) Myelin sheath
6. The resting membrane potential of a neuron is primarily maintained by:
A) Voltage-gated sodium channels
B) The sodium-potassium pump
C) The influx of calcium ions
D) Neurotransmitter release
7. An action potential is characterized as:
A) A graded potential that degrades over distance
B) An all-or-nothing event
C) A chemical signal released into the synapse
D) The same as a postsynaptic potential
8. Which glial cells are responsible for forming the myelin sheath in the
central nervous system?
A) Schwann cells
B) Astrocytes
C) Microglia
D) Oligodendrocytes
Chapter 3: Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience
9. Which neuroimaging technique provides the best temporal resolution
for measuring brain activity?
A) MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
B) fMRI (functional MRI)
C) PET (Positron Emission Tomography)
D) EEG (Electroencephalography)
10.fMRI measures brain activity by detecting changes in:
A) Electrical activity on the scalp
, B) Blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal
C) Radioactive tracer uptake
D) Direct neural firing rates
11.Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a method that:
A) Records neural activity
B) Creates a temporary "virtual lesion"
C) Provides detailed anatomical images
D) Measures eye movements
12.A key advantage of lesion studies is that they can:
A) Provide causal evidence for a brain region's function
B) Show real-time brain activity
C) Reveal the entire connectome
D) Be used to diagnose all neurological disorders
Chapter 4: The Visual System
13.Where does the initial processing of visual information occur?
A) Prefrontal cortex
B) Primary visual cortex (V1)
C) Lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
D) Superior colliculus
14.The "what" visual pathway projects from the primary visual cortex to
the:
A) Parietal lobe
B) Temporal lobe
C) Frontal lobe
D) Occipital lobe
15.Feature detectors in the visual cortex, such as simple and complex cells,
were first discovered by:
A) David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel
B) Gustav Fritsch and Eduard Hitzig
C) Broca and Wernicke
D) Michael Gazzaniga
