Brain Structures and Function

Question 1

Which lobes govern auditory perception, recognition of language, and the ability to form visual memories?

Answer 1

Temporal lobes

Question 2

Which lobes help direct visuospatial attention and navigation, sensory input, and limb and eye movements?

Answer 2

Parietal lobes

Question 3

Which lobes govern visual processing, pattern recognition, and perception of light?

Answer 3

Occipital lobes

Question 4

Which part of the brain that contains 80% of our neurons coordinates movement and motor planning?

Answer 4

Cerebellum

Question 5

Which part of the brain, above the eye sockets, helps with encoding new memories, emotion, decision-making, and personal and social behavior?

Answer 5

Orbitofrontal cortex

Question 6

Which part of the brain governs auditory working memory, sentence generation, and discrimination of auditory detail?

Answer 6

Wernickes area

Question 7

Which “rich club” in the brain serves as an important intersection for brain networks, and helps orient us to autobiographical memory and identity?

Answer 7

Posterior cingulate

Question 8

What area of the brain governs attention, arousal, empathy, inhibition, and decision-making, playing a major role in novelty-seeking, worry, and intention?

Answer 8

Anterior cingulate

Question 9

Which part of the brain inhibits the firing of the amygdald when it is active with worry or pain signals?

Answer 9

Anterior cingulate

Question 10

What part of the brain synthesizes short term memory into long term memory?

Answer 10

Hippocampus

Question 11

Slow cortical potentials are ______ Hz and higher; anything lower than this is considered infraslow.

Answer 11

0.1

Question 12

When there are __________ shifts in a slow cortical potential, this means the person has a higher level of cortical excitability, and a reduced threshold for firing.

Answer 12

Negative

Question 13

When there are _________ shifts in a slow cortical potential, this means the person has reduced excitation or greater inhibition, and a higher threshold for firing.

Answer 13

Positive

Question 14

Seizures are often preceded by large cortical shifts that are ______________.

Answer 14

Negative

Question 15

NF is ___________ to EMG training for ADHD.

Answer 15

superior