Ch. 2 Cognitive Neuroscience Questions with correct
answers
aggregate field theory Correct Answer-The idea that cerebral functions
are distributed throughout the brain that functions as a whole.
axon Correct Answer-A long, tubular pathway that transmits electrical
impulses from the cell body (soma) to other cells. See Neuron.
cell body Correct Answer-Part of a neuron in which nutrients and waste
products are filtered in and out through its permeable cell wall.
central nervous system Correct Answer-The portion of the neurological
system which consists of the brain and spinal cord.
cerebral commissurotomy Correct Answer-The surgical severing of the
connective tissue between the two hemispheres of the brain and has been
used in split-brain research.
cerebral cortex Correct Answer-The top layer of the brain, involved in
"higher-order" mental functions.
cerebral hemispheres Correct Answer-The two major components of the
brain. The left hemisphere is generally involved in language and
symbolic processing, and the right is generally involved in non-verbal
perceptual processing.
, cognitive neuroscience Correct Answer-The study of the relationships
between neuroscience and cognitive psychology, especially those
theories of the mind dealing with memory, sensation and perception,
problem solving, language processing, motor functions, and cognition.
Computed Axial Tomography (CT) Correct Answer-An imaging
technique which allows a variety of X-ray images to be taken and
combined into a cross-sectional view of the human body, including the
brain.
contralaterality Correct Answer-The processing by the brain of
information received from opposite sides of the body.
corpus callosum Correct Answer-The massive bundle of nerves that
connects the two hemispheres of the brain to facilitate in
communication.
dendrites Correct Answer-The highly arborized parts of a cell that gather
neural impulses from other cells.
electroencephalography (EEG) Correct Answer-The measurement of
electrical activities of the brain.
fissures Correct Answer-Deep grooves on the surface of the brain. See
Sulci.
answers
aggregate field theory Correct Answer-The idea that cerebral functions
are distributed throughout the brain that functions as a whole.
axon Correct Answer-A long, tubular pathway that transmits electrical
impulses from the cell body (soma) to other cells. See Neuron.
cell body Correct Answer-Part of a neuron in which nutrients and waste
products are filtered in and out through its permeable cell wall.
central nervous system Correct Answer-The portion of the neurological
system which consists of the brain and spinal cord.
cerebral commissurotomy Correct Answer-The surgical severing of the
connective tissue between the two hemispheres of the brain and has been
used in split-brain research.
cerebral cortex Correct Answer-The top layer of the brain, involved in
"higher-order" mental functions.
cerebral hemispheres Correct Answer-The two major components of the
brain. The left hemisphere is generally involved in language and
symbolic processing, and the right is generally involved in non-verbal
perceptual processing.
, cognitive neuroscience Correct Answer-The study of the relationships
between neuroscience and cognitive psychology, especially those
theories of the mind dealing with memory, sensation and perception,
problem solving, language processing, motor functions, and cognition.
Computed Axial Tomography (CT) Correct Answer-An imaging
technique which allows a variety of X-ray images to be taken and
combined into a cross-sectional view of the human body, including the
brain.
contralaterality Correct Answer-The processing by the brain of
information received from opposite sides of the body.
corpus callosum Correct Answer-The massive bundle of nerves that
connects the two hemispheres of the brain to facilitate in
communication.
dendrites Correct Answer-The highly arborized parts of a cell that gather
neural impulses from other cells.
electroencephalography (EEG) Correct Answer-The measurement of
electrical activities of the brain.
fissures Correct Answer-Deep grooves on the surface of the brain. See
Sulci.
