Organization of Cerebral Cortex Flashcards

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Bands of Baillarger are:

Present in layers:

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Horizontal nyelinated fibers

4, 5

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Pyramidal cells predominate in layers ___

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3, 5

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Order of layers of cortex (outside –> inside)

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Plexiform
Outer granule
Outer pyramidal
Inner granule
Inner pyramidal
Multiform
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Short association fibers originate in layer ___

Connect neurons that:

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2

Closely adjoining gyri of SAME lobe

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Long association fibers originate in layer ___

Connect neurons that:

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3

Widely separated cortical regions of the same hemisphere (connection b/w lobes)

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Callosal fibers originate in layer ___
Connect:
Major examples:

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3
Homologous parts of opposite hemispheres

Corpus callosum = all lobes except temporal
Anterior commissure = temporal lobe

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Von Economo spindle neurons originate in layer ___ of _______ cortex Involved in:

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5
Frontoinsular and anterior cingulate cortex
Empathy, social awareness, self-control

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Corticostriate, corticopontine, corticobulbar, corticospinal neurons originate in layer ___

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5

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Corticothalamic neurons orgininate in layer ___

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6

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Thalamocortical projections from SPECIFIC thalamic nuclei target layer ___

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4

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Thalamocortical projections from ASSOCIATION specific nuclei target layers ___

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1, 3, 5

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Local intrinsic pathways connect ___

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layers

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Local circuit pathways connect ____

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columns

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Primary neurons respond to ____

Most input from:

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ONLY single modality: somatosensory, olfactory, auditory, visual, gustatory, motor

Specific thalamic nuclei

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Secondary (belt) areas of cortex respond to ____

Input from:

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Single modality but perform more complex processing

Primary nuclei and some specific thalamic nuclei

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Association areas of cortex are located ____
Receive input from:
Promotes:

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Between adjacent secondary areas

Multimodal thalamic input from association thalamic nuclei (pulvinar), primary and secondary cortices and brainstem

Complex integrative functions

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Frontal association cortex function:

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plans appropriate behavioral responses to stimuli

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Parietal association cortex function:

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Attends to complex stimuli in external and internal environment
How you fit into world that you’re sensing

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Temporal association cortex function:

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Identifies nature of such stimuli

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Apraxia

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Deficits in spatial and construction

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Agnosia

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Deficit in recognition and categorization

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Left or right hemisphere?

Language function

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Left

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Left or right hemisphere?

Spatial functioning

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right

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Left or right hemisphere?

Non-verbal functions

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Right

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Left or right hemisphere?

Concerned w/ objects or entities

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Left

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Left or right hemisphere?

Emotions associated w/ verbal stimuli

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Left

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Left or right hemisphere?

Emotions associated w/ nonverbal stimuli

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Right

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Small lesions of V1 produce ___

Larger lesions produce ____

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Scotomas in the opposite visual field

Loss of contralateral visual field quadrants: quadrantopsia

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Dorsal V3 receive input from ____
Respond to ____
Concerned with:

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V1 and V2
Large scale motion

Object and relative body motion
Placing objects in external space
COntrol of visually guided eye movements

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Ventral V3 receives input from ___

Involved in:

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V2

Object recognition

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V4 is concerned in:

Output to:

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assemblage of object representations

Posterior inferior temporal lobe

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Left inferior temporal involved in:

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Processing feature information (color, texture, shape)

Symbols associated with language (writing)

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Alexia

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unable to understand written words

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Agraphia

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Loss in ability to communicate through writing

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Alexia with agraphia caused by:

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LEFT posterior inferior temporal lobe lesion

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Agnosia

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Inability to recognize objects, discriminate b/w simple geometric shapes and their orientation

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Agnosia caused by:

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Lesions of the ventromedial occipitotemporal cortex

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Parietal eye fields function

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Generate saccadic eye movements evoked by novel visual/auditory stimuli

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Frontal eye fields function

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Generate voluntary eye movements

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V5 location:
Sends info to:
Involved in:

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Posterior end of middle temporal gyrus
Frontal eye fields and posterior parietal cortex
Motion perception, assemblage of objects in visual space

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Bilateral lesion of posterior parietal cortex near temporoparietooccipital junction causes:
Compromised by:
Deficits:

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Balint’s syndrome
Watershed infarct b/w MCA/PCA –> posterior cortical atrophy

Simultanagnosia
Ocular apraxia
Optic ataxia

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Simultanagnosia

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Inability to perceive more than single object at a time

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Ocular apraxia

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absence or defect of controlled, voluntary and purposeful eye movement

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Optic ataxia

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lack of coordination b/w visual inputs and hand movements –> inability to reach and grab objects

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Primary auditory cortex located in:

Inputs:

A

transverse temporal gyri (Heschl’s gyri)

Binaural input w/ contralateral dominance
Thalamic input from medial geniculate nuclei

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Left auditory cortex involved:

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decoding temporal aspects of sounds (sequence, duration, intervals b/w sound)

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Right auditory belt cortex

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Decodes spectral aspects of sounds (frequency, pitch, harmonics)
Predicts sound that should come next: filling in gaps

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Auditory processing

The further from primary cortex, the less the ____ but the higher the ____

A

acoustic sensitivity

selectively response to more complex stimuli

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Wernicke’s area is located (left/right) ____
Specialized in:
Active during:

A

Left posterior superior temporal gyrus
Decoding verbal information. Phonemic content
Gaps between speech sounds

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Q

Damage to Wenicke’s area leads to

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Sensory aphasia: Speech sounds fluent, effortless and melodic but is jumbled and unintelligible
Cannot express themselves meaningfully using language

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Similar area of Wernicke’s area on the right is involved in

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Prsody: rhythms, intonations in normal speech

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Lesions to right posterior superior temporal gyrus lead to

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sensory aprosodia: inability to detect prosodic elements (humor, sarcasm) in speech

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Ventral stream of auditory association pertains to:

Done by:

A

Recognition of words and their meaning

Lateral and inferior parts of the temporal lobe

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Dorsal stream of auditory association pertains to:

Done by:

A

Significance of location and motion of the sound source

Posterior parietal cortex function

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Left caudal parts of lateral and inferior temporal lobe important for:

A

retrieval of general names of objects

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Left anterior parts of lateral and inferior temporal lobe important for:

A

retrieval of proper nouns that denote unique entities (individuals, places)

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Lesions of left lateral and inferior temporal lobe lead to:

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Anomia: naming defects w/ severity increasing with lesions closer to temporal pole

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Right lateral and inferior temporal lobe involved in:

A

Recognition of objects, retrieval on non-verbal information pertaining to these objects

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Medial temporal lobe includes (3)

Critical for: (3)

A

parahippocampal gyrus, hippocampus, amygdala

Memory formation, emotion, sexual behavior

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Agraphesthesia

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Inability to recognize written letters or numbers traced on the skin

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Astereognosis

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Inability to identify an object by active touch of the hands without other sensory input

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Lesions affecting the ventromedial parietal lobe lead to:

A

tactile agnosia: cannot recognize objects by touch or cannot name them

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Lesions affecting dorsomedial parietal lobe lead to:

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Constructional apraxia: difficulty with simple drawings, assembling blocks

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Right inferior parietal lobule plays a critical role in:

A

Self-perception and position of body in external space

Visuospatial tasks and using spatial knowledge to perform complex tasks

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Damage to right inferior parietal lobule leads to ___

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Hemispatial neglect: left side of bodyd ignored

Visual neglect of left visual field

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Left inferior parietal lobule involved in:

A

Language functions

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Lesions in left supramarginal gyrus (IPL) have:

A

impairments in verbal working memory

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Lesions of both supramarginal and angular gyri cause:

A

Agraphia: loss of ability to write
Acalculia: loss of ability to understand math
Finger agnosia: inability to distinguish own fingers and fingers of others

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Gerstmann’s syndrome

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Agraphia + acalculia + finger agnosia + impaired verbal working memory

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Small lesions of V1 produce ___

Larger lesions produce ____

A

Scotomas in the opposite visual field

Loss of contralateral visual field quadrants: quadrantopsia

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Q

Ventral V3 receives input from ___

Involved in:

A

V2

Object recognition

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V4 is concerned in:

Output to:

A

assemblage of object representations

Posterior inferior temporal lobe

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Left inferior temporal involved in:

A

Processing feature information (color, texture, shape)

Symbols associated with language (writing)

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Right inferior temporal involved in:

A

holistic non-verbal perception; face recognition

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Alexia

A

unable to understand written words

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Agraphia

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Loss in ability to communicate through writing

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Alexia with agraphia caused by:

A

LEFT posterior inferior temporal lobe lesion

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Agnosia

A

Inability to recognize objects, discriminate b/w simple geometric shapes and their orientation

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Agnosia caused by:

A

Lesions of the ventromedial occipitotemporal cortex

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Parietal eye fields function

A

Generate saccadic eye movements evoked by novel visual/auditory stimuli

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Q

Frontal eye fields function

A

Generate voluntary eye movements

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V5 location:
Sends info to:
Involved in:

A

Posterior end of middle temporal gyrus
Frontal eye fields and posterior parietal cortex
Motion perception, assemblage of objects in visual space

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Q

Bilateral lesion of posterior parietal cortex near temporoparietooccipital junction causes:
Compromised by:
Deficits:

A

Balint’s syndrome
Watershed infarct b/w MCA/PCA –> posterior cortical atrophy

Simultanagnosia
Ocular apraxia
Optic ataxia

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Simultanagnosia

A

Inability to perceive more than single object at a time

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Q

Ocular apraxia

A

absence or defect of controlled, voluntary and purposeful eye movement

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Q

Optic ataxia

A

lack of coordination b/w visual inputs and hand movements –> inability to reach and grab objects

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Q

Primary auditory cortex located in:

Inputs:

A

transverse temporal gyri (Heschl’s gyri)

Binaural input w/ contralateral dominance
Thalamic input from medial geniculate nuclei

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Q

Left auditory cortex involved:

A

decoding temporal aspects of sounds (sequence, duration, intervals b/w sound)

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Q

Right auditory belt cortex

A

Decodes spectral aspects of sounds (frequency, pitch, harmonics)
Predicts sound that should come next: filling in gaps

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Q

Auditory processing

The further from primary cortex, the less the ____ but the higher the ____

A

acoustic sensitivity

selectively response to more complex stimuli

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Q

Wernicke’s area is located (left/right) ____
Specialized in:
Active during:

A

Left posterior superior temporal gyrus
Decoding verbal information. Phonemic content
Gaps between speech sounds

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Q

Damage to Wenicke’s area leads to

A

Sensory aphasia: Speech sounds fluent, effortless and melodic but is jumbled and unintelligible
Cannot express themselves meaningfully using language

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Q

Similar area of Wernicke’s area on the right is involved in

A

Prsody: rhythms, intonations in normal speech

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Q

Lesions to right posterior superior temporal gyrus lead to

A

sensory aprosodia: inability to detect prosodic elements (humor, sarcasm) in speech

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Q

Ventral stream of auditory association pertains to:

Done by:

A

Recognition of words and their meaning

Lateral and inferior parts of the temporal lobe

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Q

Dorsal stream of auditory association pertains to:

Done by:

A

Significance of location and motion of the sound source

Posterior parietal cortex function

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Q

Left caudal parts of lateral and inferior temporal lobe important for:

A

retrieval of general names of objects

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Q

Left anterior parts of lateral and inferior temporal lobe important for:

A

retrieval of proper nouns that denote unique entities (individuals, places)

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Q

Lesions of left lateral and inferior temporal lobe lead to:

A

Anomia: naming defects w/ severity increasing with lesions closer to temporal pole

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Q

Right lateral and inferior temporal lobe involved in:

A

Recognition of objects, retrieval on non-verbal information pertaining to these objects

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Q

Medial temporal lobe includes (3)

Critical for: (3)

A

parahippocampal gyrus, hippocampus, amygdala

Memory formation, emotion, sexual behavior