NEUROSCIENCE (CH-5) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which study demonstrated that cells in the superior temporal sulcus are responsive
to gaze direction? - Answer-Perett et al (1992)
reaction times are faster to a stimulus if that stimulus is preceded by a previously
related stimulus - Answer-priming
What is a "grandmother cell"? - Answer-A hypothetical neuron that responds only to
one's own grandmother
Who put forward a hierarchical model of vision based on single-cell recording data? -
Answer-Hubel and Wiesel
Properties of the world that are manifested in cognitive and neural systems are
called: - Answer-representations
What aspects of an ERP waveform have traditionally been associated with
perceptual processing of a stimulus? - Answer-exogenous components
What is the 10-20 system used for? - Answer-scalp electrode placement
The informational content of a neuron may be related to the number of action
potentials per second: - Answer-rate coding
What aspects of an ERP waveform have traditionally been associated with
processing the cognitive demands of a task? - Answer-endogenous components
What name is an attempt to solve the inverse problem in ERP research that involves
assuming how many regions of electrical activity contribute to the signal recorded at
the scalp? - Answer-dipole modeling
increase in blood flow to a cognitively active brain region that is normally measured
in fMRI is called - Answer-overcompensation
The spatial resolution of fMRI can be as good as: - Answer-1mm
In the studies of Owen et al. (2006) on patients in a vegetative state, what were the
patients asked to imagine? - Answer-playing tennis and navigating their homes
The process of mapping the geometry of a brain to a standard reference brain is
known as - Answer-stereotactic normalization
a technique for segregating and measuring differences in white matter and gray
matter concentration - Answer-voxel-based morphometry
, What percentage of the body's oxygen does the brain consume? - Answer-20%
region has often been implicated in lie detection tasks - Answer-anterior cingulate
cortex
In MRI, the rate at which protons of a certain type of tissue return back to the aligned
state following radio frequency pulses is referred to as the: - Answer-T1 relaxation
time
Which pair went on to win the 2003 Nobel Prize for the invention of magnetic
resonance imaging? - Answer-Mansfield and Lauterbur
What does BOLD stand for? - Answer-Blood Oxygen Level Dependent contrast
What method measures the spatial configuration of different types of tissue in the
brain? - Answer-structural imaging
What did the study of Petersen et al. (1988) investigate? - Answer-single word
processing
Which brain region do you think is being described here: "Part of the hindbrain.
regulates vital functions such as breathing, swallowing, heart rate, and the
wake/sleep cycle"? - Answer-medulla oblongata
structure of the basal ganglia: - Answer-caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus
Which of the following is a structure of the limbic system?Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Caudate nucleus
Hippocampus - Answer-hippocampus
part of the neuron that carries information to other neurons and transmits an action
potential can be divided into separate branches called - Answer-collaterals
What term denotes a sudden change (depolarization and repolarization) in the
electrical properties of the neuron membrane? - Answer-action potential
What is a branching structure in a neuron that carries information to other neurons
and transmits an action potential? - Answer-axon
structure of a neuron: - Answer--each neuron sends outputs to many other neurons
-the soma contains the cell nucleus
-each neuron receives many inputs from other neurons
What is another term of reference that could also mean "inferior"? - Answer-ventral
chemical signals released into the synaptic cleft by a neuron are called: - Answer-
neurotransmitters
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which study demonstrated that cells in the superior temporal sulcus are responsive
to gaze direction? - Answer-Perett et al (1992)
reaction times are faster to a stimulus if that stimulus is preceded by a previously
related stimulus - Answer-priming
What is a "grandmother cell"? - Answer-A hypothetical neuron that responds only to
one's own grandmother
Who put forward a hierarchical model of vision based on single-cell recording data? -
Answer-Hubel and Wiesel
Properties of the world that are manifested in cognitive and neural systems are
called: - Answer-representations
What aspects of an ERP waveform have traditionally been associated with
perceptual processing of a stimulus? - Answer-exogenous components
What is the 10-20 system used for? - Answer-scalp electrode placement
The informational content of a neuron may be related to the number of action
potentials per second: - Answer-rate coding
What aspects of an ERP waveform have traditionally been associated with
processing the cognitive demands of a task? - Answer-endogenous components
What name is an attempt to solve the inverse problem in ERP research that involves
assuming how many regions of electrical activity contribute to the signal recorded at
the scalp? - Answer-dipole modeling
increase in blood flow to a cognitively active brain region that is normally measured
in fMRI is called - Answer-overcompensation
The spatial resolution of fMRI can be as good as: - Answer-1mm
In the studies of Owen et al. (2006) on patients in a vegetative state, what were the
patients asked to imagine? - Answer-playing tennis and navigating their homes
The process of mapping the geometry of a brain to a standard reference brain is
known as - Answer-stereotactic normalization
a technique for segregating and measuring differences in white matter and gray
matter concentration - Answer-voxel-based morphometry
, What percentage of the body's oxygen does the brain consume? - Answer-20%
region has often been implicated in lie detection tasks - Answer-anterior cingulate
cortex
In MRI, the rate at which protons of a certain type of tissue return back to the aligned
state following radio frequency pulses is referred to as the: - Answer-T1 relaxation
time
Which pair went on to win the 2003 Nobel Prize for the invention of magnetic
resonance imaging? - Answer-Mansfield and Lauterbur
What does BOLD stand for? - Answer-Blood Oxygen Level Dependent contrast
What method measures the spatial configuration of different types of tissue in the
brain? - Answer-structural imaging
What did the study of Petersen et al. (1988) investigate? - Answer-single word
processing
Which brain region do you think is being described here: "Part of the hindbrain.
regulates vital functions such as breathing, swallowing, heart rate, and the
wake/sleep cycle"? - Answer-medulla oblongata
structure of the basal ganglia: - Answer-caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus
Which of the following is a structure of the limbic system?Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Caudate nucleus
Hippocampus - Answer-hippocampus
part of the neuron that carries information to other neurons and transmits an action
potential can be divided into separate branches called - Answer-collaterals
What term denotes a sudden change (depolarization and repolarization) in the
electrical properties of the neuron membrane? - Answer-action potential
What is a branching structure in a neuron that carries information to other neurons
and transmits an action potential? - Answer-axon
structure of a neuron: - Answer--each neuron sends outputs to many other neurons
-the soma contains the cell nucleus
-each neuron receives many inputs from other neurons
What is another term of reference that could also mean "inferior"? - Answer-ventral
chemical signals released into the synaptic cleft by a neuron are called: - Answer-
neurotransmitters
