Ch 11 Cerebral Asymmetry

Front 1

Doubling of Heschl's gyrus is typically seen in what hemisphere?

Back 1

the right hemisphere

Front 2

Which is true of the anatomical differences between the hemispheres?

Back 2

The frontal operculum is larger in the left hemisphere.

Front 3

Which is an example of a double dissociation for two areas of the cortex?

Back 3

Patient A can read but not write after an injury to one region, while patient B can write but not read after an injury to the other region.

Front 4

Roger Sperry collaborated with Bogen and Vogel for his research on

Back 4

commissurotomy patients.

Front 5

In order to present a visual stimulus to only the left hemisphere of a split-brain patient, the stimulus must be presented to the

Back 5

right visual field only.

Front 6

In which of the following is there usually a left-ear advantage?

Back 6

complex pitch perception

Front 7

Right-handed people have their speech localized to the right hemisphere about _____% of the time.

Back 7

2

Front 8

If the left carotid artery is injected with an anesthetic drug, within a few seconds

Back 8

speech will probably be interrupted.

Front 9

A modern version of the "left for language" theory of cortical organization was developed by __________.

Back 9

Lenneberg/Kimura

Front 10

Which of the following usually shows a right-ear advantage?

Back 10

understanding backward speech

Front 11

Electrical stimulation of the __________ lobe has produced deja vu experiences and dreaming states in patients.

Back 11

temporal

Front 12

The tachistoscope is often used to test subjects with respect to __________.

Back 12

vision

Front 13

Kimura found evidence for a relationship between speech and hand movements when she observed that right-handed individuals

Back 13

gestured more with their right hands while speaking.

Front 14

When measuring language lateralization, how do the results of dichotic-listening tasks differ from the results of brain stimulation in right-handed subjects?

Back 14

Brain stimulation shows a higher rate of left lateralization.