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Language in the Brain
Language in the Brain
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Neuropsych 128
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What is one of the most important parts of the Language Network in the Brain?
Visual Word Form Area
white matter pathway connections
Broca's Area
The Left Temporal Lobe
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How quickly is word meaning and context processed in the brain?
within a few seconds
in less than a second
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What are the symptoms of Broca's Aphasia?
All of the above
difficulty speaking
difficulty understanding complex syntax
Halting speech
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Kanzi can....
understand spoken speech
communicate with gestures
communicate with a learned lexicon
understand syntactical rules
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Which are symptoms of Wernicke's Aphasia?
"Word Salad"
All of the above
Fluent Nonsensical Speech
Poor comprehension
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Areas involved in translating speech sounds into meaning
Middle Temporal Gyrus (MTG)
Superior Temporal Gyrus (STG)
Broca's Area
Mental Lexicon
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Is each aspect of language conducted within a distinct cortical region?
Not at all
Yes, always
No, many areas are interconnected and work together
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What is Alexia?
inability to speak
inability to read
inability to write
inability to sing
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Where is the visual word form area?
In the mental lexicon
Inferior frontal lobe
occipitotemporal region
Middle temporal lobe
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Which is a deficit in speech production?
Expressive Aphasia
Broca's Aphasia
Wernicke's Aphasia
Dyslexia
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"Baby Talk" is good for language development.
False
True
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What is Dysarthria?
inability to name objects
inability to read
inability controls speech muscles
inability to draw or write
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Do lesions to Broca's area always result in speech production deficits?
No
Yes
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How are words in the mental lexicon organized?
By phonemic similarity
Alphabetical from anterior to posterior temporal lobe
By similarity of meaning
Living vs. Manmade things
