Brain and Behavior
adequate stimulus correct answers the energy form for which a receptor is specialized
agraphia correct answers the inability to write due to brain damage
alexia correct answers the inability to read due to brain damage
amplitude correct answers the physical energy in a sound; the sound's intensity
angular gyrus correct answers a gyrus at the border of the parietal and occipital lobes
containing pathways that connect the visual area with auditory, visual, and
somatosensory association areas in the temporal and parietal lobes; damage results in
agraphia and alexia
aphasia correct answers language impairment caused by damage to the brain
auditory object correct answers a sound that we recognize as having an identity that is
distinct from other sounds
basilar membrane correct answers the membrane in the cochlea that separates the
cochlear canal from the tympanic canal, and on which the organ of Corti is located
binaural correct answers involving the use of both ears
Broca's aphasia correct answers language impairment caused by damage to Broca's
area and surrounding cortical and subcortical areas
cochlea correct answers the snail-shaped structure where the ear's sound-analyzing
structures are located
cochlear canal correct answers the middle canal in the cochlea; contains the organ of
Corti
cocktail party effect correct answers the ability to sort out meaningful auditory
messages from a complex background of sounds
coincidence detectors correct answers neurons that fire most when they receive input
from both ears at the same time; involved in sound localizations
complex sound correct answers a sound composed of more than one pure tone
adequate stimulus correct answers the energy form for which a receptor is specialized
agraphia correct answers the inability to write due to brain damage
alexia correct answers the inability to read due to brain damage
amplitude correct answers the physical energy in a sound; the sound's intensity
angular gyrus correct answers a gyrus at the border of the parietal and occipital lobes
containing pathways that connect the visual area with auditory, visual, and
somatosensory association areas in the temporal and parietal lobes; damage results in
agraphia and alexia
aphasia correct answers language impairment caused by damage to the brain
auditory object correct answers a sound that we recognize as having an identity that is
distinct from other sounds
basilar membrane correct answers the membrane in the cochlea that separates the
cochlear canal from the tympanic canal, and on which the organ of Corti is located
binaural correct answers involving the use of both ears
Broca's aphasia correct answers language impairment caused by damage to Broca's
area and surrounding cortical and subcortical areas
cochlea correct answers the snail-shaped structure where the ear's sound-analyzing
structures are located
cochlear canal correct answers the middle canal in the cochlea; contains the organ of
Corti
cocktail party effect correct answers the ability to sort out meaningful auditory
messages from a complex background of sounds
coincidence detectors correct answers neurons that fire most when they receive input
from both ears at the same time; involved in sound localizations
complex sound correct answers a sound composed of more than one pure tone
