Post Test 12

Question 1

The _______ _______ association cortex provides important spatial information and helps direct attention to external stimuli.

Answer 1

Posterior Parietal

Question 2

_______ movements are normally not affected by sensory feedback.

Answer 2

Ballistic

Question 3

Motor learning, such as riding a bike, begins with responses under conscious control, but with practice these are adjusted by _______ feedback without conscious regulation.

Answer 3

Sensory

Question 4

_______ is a disorder of voluntary movement that cannot be explained by paralysis; rather, it is attributed to the inability to perform motor movements when instructed to do so.

Answer 4

Apraxia

Question 5

_______ _______, a striking consequence of posterior parietal cortex damage, is a disturbance of a patient’s ability to respond to stimuli on the side of the body opposite to the side of a brain lesion in the absence of simple sensory or motor deficits.

Answer 5

Contralateral Neglect

Question 6

The supplementary motor area and premotor cortex are part of the _______ _______ cortex that is involved in programming patterns of movements.

Answer 6

Secondary Motor

Question 7

_______ are neurons that fire when an individual performs a particular goal-directed hand movement or when they observe the same goal-directed movement performed by another.

Answer 7

Mirror Neurons

Question 8

The somatotopic layout of the human primary cortex is also known as the _______ _______.

Answer 8

Motor Homunculus

Question 9

The _______ is involved in motor learning and the temporal association of motor actions. As such, damage to this area can cause detrimental effects on posture, gait, speech, and balance.

Answer 9

Cerebellum

Question 10

Recent views of the function of the basal ganglia suggest that they are involved in various cognitive functions including _______ learning.

Answer 10

Habit