TIMS HIGHER CF

Question 1

what is the association cortex? what comprises it?

Answer 1

combines sensory inputs and memory

perception
reaction
emotion
abstract thought
communication

Question 2

what structure is responsible for the communication between the structures?

Answer 2

corpus callosum

Question 3

advancements made in cortex function?

Answer 3

animal research
neurosurgery
genetic lesions
scanning

Question 4

what is the association cortex broken into?

Answer 4

parietal/occipital/temporal

prefrontal

limbic

Question 5

this part of the association cortex is responsible for communication like speech, reading and writing

Answer 5

parietal/occipital/temporal

Question 6

this part of the association cortex is responsible for motor planning, emotion

Answer 6

prefrontal

Question 7

this part of the association cortex is responsible for emotion, memory and learning

Answer 7

limbic

Question 8

test used to assess for cerebral hemisphere dominance?

Answer 8

WADA test

Question 9

what is the left hemisphere responsible for?

Answer 9

scientific thinking

verbal expression
logical thought
analytical ability
linguistics
math

Question 10

what is the right hemisphere responsible for?

Answer 10

artistic ability

non verbal expression
visual/spatial relations
synthetic thought
initiative 
music appreciation

Question 11

term used for regions of the brain that take over the task if the primary region is damaged

eg 1, 2, 3 degree motor cortex, boy who lost a hemisphere in a manure spreader

Answer 11

redundancy

Question 12

what is the effect of plasticity in recovering brain function?

Answer 12

plasticity

Question 13

what are the three major groups of disorders of the association cortex?

Answer 13

apraxias, agnosias, aphasias

Question 14

name this disorder?

inappropriate motor responses

like car keys in ear
damage to premotor cortex

Answer 14

apraxia

Question 15

name this disorder?

not know, so you incorrectly identify things

Answer 15

agnosia

Question 16

what sub disorder of agnosia is this?

don’t connect the pieces of the puzzle like friends face, glove and rose

Answer 16

visual agnosia

Question 17

what sub disorder of agnosia is this?

tactile amnesia, don’t recognize objects by touch

unilateral, non dominant and this is a type of asterognosis agnosia that develops and so you ignore the contralateral half of the body?

Answer 17

astereognosis agnosia

autotopagnosia astereognosis agnosia, if this is in the dominant hemisphere than you ignore the entire body

Question 18

name this disorder?

disruption of symbolic communication (hearing, speaking, reading and writing) tho there is a connection to reading and speaking

Answer 18

aphasia

Question 19

what are the two types of aphasia?

Answer 19

brocas (expressive)

wernickes (receptive)

Question 20

agraphia
Alexia
dyslexia
echolalia

these is what type of cortical disorder?

Answer 20

aphasia

Question 21

name this aphasic disorder?

can read, but not write

Answer 21

agraphia

Question 22

name this aphasic disorder?

cannot read

Answer 22

alexia

Question 23

name this aphasic disorder?

letter/word/symbol reversals and inversions

Answer 23

dyslexia

Question 24

name this aphasic disorder?

cannot understand what they hear so write the question to communicate with affected

Answer 24

echolalia

Question 25

what is the syndrome called when the hemispheres do not speak with each other?

Answer 25

disconnection syndrome