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Set 10 Higher Functions Of The Nervous System

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Question 1

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Investigations of the differences between the left and right cerebral hemispheres have demonstrated all of the following except which of the following?

A)Speech is usually localized in the left hemisphere.
B)Each hemisphere receives sensory input from and has motor control of the opposite side of the body.
C)Lesions of Broca's area in the left hemisphere lead to an inability to understand spoken or written language.
D)The corpus callosum is the major route for information transfer between the hemispheres.
E)The right parietal cortex is more capable of spatial tasks.

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Question 2

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The "critical period":

A)Is the transition between the awake and sleep states.
B)Is the transition between short-term and long-term memory.
C)Is a period of maximal developmental plasticity.
D)Is a period of changes in neural circuits that occur after the onset of blindness in adults.
E)Occurs only in mature individuals.

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Question 3

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Brodmann's map of the cerebral cortex:

A)Is based on recordings of cortical evoked potentials.
B)Is based on regional variation of the cytoarchitecture of the cortical layers.
C)Has no correlation with functional organization.
D)Shows the regions numbered sequentially from frontal pole (area 1)to occipital pole (area 47).
E)Shows the regions numbered sequentially from left (area 1)to right (area 47).

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