The Reading Brain 101

Question 1 of 10

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In the _______________________ area we become proficient visual specialists in whatever script we read.

Select one of the following:

parietal lobe
occipital-temporal

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Question 2 of 10

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The multifunction region spanning the upper and the lower, adjacent , we recruit additional areas that help to process multiple elements of sounds and meanings, which are particularly important for alphabetic and syllabary systems.

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Question 3 of 10

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

In a child’s brain, unlike an adult’s, the first large activation area covers far more territory in the (i.e., visual & visual association areas).

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Question 4 of 10

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Recently, neuroscientists at Washington University found that children use more of several specific regions than adults do, particularly the and , which are two important structures for integrating phonological processes with visual, orthographic, and semantic processes

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Question 5 of 10

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What region of the brain is considered the "Reading Region?"

Select one of the following:

supra marginal gyrus
angular gyrus

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Question 6 of 10

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Non-literate brains handle reading in the —area of executive functioning—where is attention required.

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Question 7 of 10

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Literate readers light up areas in the —the listening lobe.

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Question 8 of 10

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Nature’s best conductive material, , consists of fatty sheathing warped around the cell’s axons.

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Question 9 of 10

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The frontal region around ___________________, we become specialists in two different ways—for phonemes in words and for their meanings

Select one of the following:

Wernicke's area
Broca’s area

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Question 10 of 10

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Parts of an essential language comprehension region in the temporal lobe called ____________________were also highly activated in children.

Select one of the following:

Broca's area
Wenicke’s area

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Areas of the brain involved in reading.

The Reading Brain 101

Question 1 of 10

In the _______________________ area we become proficient visual specialists in whatever script we read.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The multifunction region spanning the upper and the lower, adjacent , we recruit additional areas that help to process multiple elements of sounds and meanings, which are particularly important for alphabetic and syllabary systems.

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

In a child’s brain, unlike an adult’s, the first large activation area covers far more territory in the (i.e., visual & visual association areas).

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Recently, neuroscientists at Washington University found that children use more of several specific regions than adults do, particularly the and , which are two important structures for integrating phonological processes with visual, orthographic, and semantic processes

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

What region of the brain is considered the "Reading Region?"

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Non-literate brains handle reading in the —area of executive functioning—where is attention required.

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Literate readers light up areas in the —the listening lobe.

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Nature’s best conductive material, , consists of fatty sheathing warped around the cell’s axons.

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

The frontal region around ___________________, we become specialists in two different ways—for phonemes in words and for their meanings

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

Parts of an essential language comprehension region in the temporal lobe called ____________________were also highly activated in children.

Select one of the following:

Explanation