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1
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What area was likely damaged in the case of Phineas Gage?

A

Ventromedial region of both frontal lobes

2
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T/F Damage to the ventromedial frontal area has no impact on personality

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False; damage can considerably alter personality

3
Q

The ventromedial frontal area is reciprocally connected with what?

A

Subcortical nuclei, like the amygdala and hypothalamus

4
Q

It is hypothesized that the ventromedial frontal area functions in what?

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Emotion and decision making

5
Q

A high concentration of _______ receptors was found in monkeys with socially adapted behavior

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Serotonin S2

6
Q

A low concentration of serotonin S2 receptors was present in monkeys with _____ behavior

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Aggressive and socially uncooperative

7
Q

Functions of the prefrontal association area include:

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Judgment
Planning for the future
Holding and organizing events from memory for prospectivr action

8
Q

About 95% of the population uses which cerebral hemisphere?

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Left hemisphere

9
Q

T/F If the dominate hemisphere is damaged early in life, the non-dominate hemisphere cannot develop the speech and language comprehension capabilities

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False, the non-dominant hemisphere can develop those capabilities (plasticity)

10
Q

General interpretive functions of ____ and ____ gyrus are more well developed in one cerebral hemisphere

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Wernicke’s and angular gyrus

11
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T/F Speech and motor are more well developed in one cerebral hemisphere

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True

12
Q

What percentage of right handed people have a left hemisphere dominance?

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96%

13
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What percentage of right handed people have equal left and right hemisphere dominance?

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0%

14
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T/F Most left handed people have right hemisphere dominance.

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False; most are left dominant (70%)

15
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What percentage of left handed people have equal dominance between the left and right hemispheres?

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15%

16
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The left hemisphere is usually associated with what characteristics?

A
Language based intellectual functions
Interpretive functions of symbolism, understanding spoken and written words
Analytical functions (like math)
Speech
17
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The right hemisphere is associated with what?

A

Music
Non-verbal visual experiences (body language)
Spatial relations

18
Q

Bidirectional communication between anterior portions of the temporal lobe occurs through what?

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Anterior commisure

19
Q

Bidirectional communication between most of the cortical hemispheres occurs through what?

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Corpus callosum

20
Q

The corpus callosum does not provide communication between what lobe?

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Anterior portions of temporal lobe

21
Q

If the corpus callosum is sectioned, what no longer occurs?

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Information transfer from one cortex to the other

22
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Why was the corpus callosum originally split?

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To prevent spread of seizure activity from one hemisphere to the other in severe cases of epilepsy

23
Q

The left hemisphere usually matches based on what?

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Function

24
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The right hemisphere usually matches based on _____

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Appearance