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Brain and mind
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1The central sulcus
- Agoes from the top of the brain to the lateral fissure
- Bseparated the two hemispheres from one another
- Cforms one border of the occupational cortex
- Dis the seat of the primary auditory cortex
2How is a cortical region that deals with more than low level perception called?
- Asuperior cortex
- Bconnected cortex
- Cassociation cortex
- Dinteractive cortex
3Which of the following is most clearly associated with primary visual function?
- Ainter-hemispheric fissure
- Bcalcarine fissure
- Clateral fissure
- Dcentral sulcus
4the primary auditory cortex is not
- Aa portion of the parietal lobe
- Blocated within the lateral fissure
- Clocated in the superior temporal cortex
- Dorganised based on sensitivity to sound frequency
5The front of the brain is...
- Aon the side of the occiput
- Bwhere the brain is thinner rather than bulkier
- Con the same side as the cerebellum
- Dnone of the above
6Evolutionary increase of the human brain's computational power was made possible by
- Aneoteny, the ability of the human body to mature after birth
- Bthe cortex becoming folded this is increasing the surface area
- Cneural selection and reduction of redundant connections between neutrons
- Dall of the above
7Which direction is towards the top of the brain?
- Aventral
- Bdorsal
- Cposterior
- Dtemporal
8Looking at the brain from underneath, one can see:
- Athe central sulcus
- Bthe corpus collosum
- Cthe calcarine fissure
- Dnone of the above
9The inter-hemispheric fissure
- Aruns from the top to the side of the brain
- Bruns along the top of the superior temporal cortex
- Cseparates the left and right hemisphere of the brain
- Dnone of the above
10the primary visual cortex is located
- Ajust behind the eyes, in the frontal cortex
- Bposterior to the central sulcus
- Con the ventral surface of the brain
- Din the Broca's area to the left and right of the brain
11neurons
- Aare sensory cells whereas astrocytes are motor cells
- Bare the only type of cell encountered in the brain
- Ccan communicate with one another through synapses
- Dare only found in the cerebral cortex of the brain
12the thalamus
- Aacts as a pacemaker for the attention in the brain
- Bis located under the hypothalamus
- Cis not connected to the visual system
- Dis a single nucleus in the brain
13the hypothalamus is primarily involved in
- Avisual perception
- Bcentral hormone control
- Cgeneral body sensitivity
- Dlanguage comprehension
14a synapse is where
- Aaction potentials jump from one neurone to another neurone
- Bneurotransmitters from the presynaptic enter the post synaptic neurone
- Caction based potential communication is relayed by chemical communication
- Dneurones have their membranes fuse together to make a network
15oligodendrocytes are
- Aneurone with many axonal extensions
- Bcells specialised in the immune response
- Cproteins set in the membrane of neurones
- Dcells insulating the axon of several neurones
16all neurones have
- Aa soma, dendrites and an axon
- Ban axon, myelin sheaths, and neurotransmitters
- Ca soma, dendrites and synapses
- Dall of the above
17the resting potential is the difference of charge
- Abetween the inside and the outside of the neurone when it is firing
- Bbetween the axon hillock and the presynaptic membrane
- Cacross the neurones membrane when a neurone has died
- Dnone of the above
18the action potential
- Ais adaptable in size so that the neurone to communicate stimulus intensity
- Bhappens whenever the power of electrical stimulation received by the neurone
- Ccan be produced every millisecond to support frequency coding
- Dcan only happen when the neurone is at resting potential
19neurones
- Aare born a few weeks before we are born and normally stay alive all our life
- Bcan be up to a meter long in order to reach the sacrum of the spinal cord
- Care always covered in myelin sheaths to increase communication speed
- Dare only found in the cerebral cortex and the internal nuclei of the brain
20saltatory conduction
- Acorrect is not possible on the surface of neurones that have ranvier nodes
- Bcorresponds to the jumping of action potentials from one neurones to the next
- Cis prevented by the insulating sheath of myelin covering neurones
- Dallows action potentials to travel faster down the myelinated axon
21images presented in the nasal field of view are
- Apercieved by the dominant right visual cortex
- Bhalf-percieved by the left visual cortex and half-percieved by the right visual cortex
- Cprocessed mainly by the fovea
- Dprovide more detail but less motion information
22the face inversion effect
- Ais an argument in favour of non-specificity for face processing in the human brain
- Bis the proof for the exsistence of a face module in the inferior temporal lobe
- Ccorresponds to a change in facial expression when a face if shown upside-down
- Dnone of the above
23pure prosopagnosia is a syndrome in which the patient
- Ais unable to produce and comprehend language although vision is normal
- Bhas a selective incapacity to identify colours and shapes
- Cis unable to recognise faces although object recognition can be close to normal
- Dis unable to name faces but can still recognize photos of them
24which of the following does not usually relate to visual function?
- Aa lesion in the visual association cortex
- BBrocas asphasia
- Ca lesion in the primary visual cortex
- Dprosopagnosia
25neurons in the visual association cortex
- Aall have the ability to respond to stimulus lightess
- Bcannot respond to contrast and motion at the same time
- Ccannot respond to shape and motion simulateneously
- Dcan indivually respond to faces without responding to face parts
26which of the following is part of the human eye
- Athe lens
- Bthe pupillus
- Cthe retinalis
- Dthe filter
27images received on the retina are inverted (left-right, up-down), and it is overall the same in the
- Athe lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
- Bthe visual association cortex
- Cthe primary visual cortex
- Dnone of the above
28the visual cortex is where
- Adecisions regarding the response to visual information are made
- Bvisual information is selectively merged with olfactive information
- Cthe most basic aspects of visual information are processed
- Dnone of the above
29prosopagnosia is generally the consequence of a lesion in the
- Avisual association cortex
- Bsuperior temporal lobe
- Ccalcarine fissure
- Dfronto-temporal regions
30pure prosopagnosia is a syndrome in which the patient
- Ais unable to produce and comprehend language although vision normal
- Bhas a selective incapacity to identify colour and shapes
- Cis unable to recognise faces although object recognition can be close to normal
- Dis unable to name faces but can still recognize them on photographs
31which of the following does not usually relate to visual function
- Aa lesion in the visual association cortex
- BBrocas asphasia
- Ca lesion in the primary visual cortex
- Dprosopagnosia
32images presented in the nasal field of view are
- Apercieved by dominant right visual cortex
- Bhalf-percieved to the left visual cortex and half-percieved by the right visual cortex
- Cprocessed mainly by the fovea
- Dprovide more detail but less motion information
33prosopagnosia is generally the consequence of a lesion in the
- Avisual association cortex
- Bsuperior temporal lobe
- Ccalcarine fissure
- Dfronto-temporal regions
34the philosophy, the earliest systematic interest in the mind-body problem in phliosophy began
- Aan ancient greece
- Bwith Rene Descartes
- Cwith Thomas Hobbes
- DWith BF Skinner
35As regards the mind-brain problem, the materialist monist position holds that
- Athere is only kind of object: the mind
- Bthere is only kind of object: the brain
- Cthere are two kinds of objects: the brain and the mind
- Dthere are three kinds of objects: the brain, the mind and the soul
36as regards the mind-brain problem, the idealistic monist position holds that
- Athere is only the kind of object: the brain
- Bthere is the only kind of object: the mind
- Cthere are two kinds of objects: the brain and mind
- Dthere are three kinds of objects: the mind, the brain, and the soul
37as regards the mind-brain problems, which approach holds that hat there is only one kind of object, but that it appears quite different when viewed through different classes of sense organ
- Amaterialist monism
- Bidealist monism
- Csubstance dualism
- Ddual aspect monism
38which of the following is NOT true of Rene Descartes
- Ahe emphasised the importance of the pineal gland for mind and brain interactions
- Bhe reported the important case of Phineas Gage
- Che is regarded as the key thinker for the position of dualism
- Dhe is well known for his phrase 'Cogito ergo sum' (i think therefore i am)
39which behaviourist psychologist believed that mind was an epihenomenon, or an illusion, and thus that humans might be regarded as zombies or robots?
- AJB Watson
- BBF Skinner
- CAntonio Damasio
- DDavid Chalmers
40lesions to which brain structures produce loss of conciousness and coma?
- Afrontal lobe
- Bhippocampus
- Cupper brain stem
- Dpituitary gland
41if we could locate the brain systems that underpin consciousness we would have solved (following Charmers) the:
- Athe hard problem of conciousness
- Bthe easy problem of conciousness
- Cthe problem of core conciousness
- Dthe problem of extended conciousness
42which of the following disorders can be regarded as examples of loss of core consciousness?
- Aexpressive asphasia (after left frontal lesion)
- Bepisodic memory impariment (after bilateral temporal lesions)
- Cdysexecutive disorder (after bilateral frontal lesion)
- Dnone of the above are examples of loss of core consciousness
43which of the following is not true of the disorder encephalitis lethargica (von Economo disease)
- Ait results from damage to dopamine producing cells
- Bit occured just after world war I, as a flu-like illness
- Cit resulted from a lesion to the hippocampus
- Dit produces a disorder of loss of initiation and agency, but with intact conciousness
44In philosophy, the earliest systematic interest in the mind-body problem in philosophy began
- AAncient Greece
- BRene Descartes
- CThomas Hobbs
- DBF Skinner
45As regards with brain-mind problem, the materialist monist positions holds that
- Athere is only one kind of object: the mind
- Bthere is only one kind of object: the brain
- Cthere are two types of objects: the brain and mind
- Dthere are three kinds of object: the brain, the mind and the soul
46As regards to the brain-mind problem, the idealist monist postition holds that
- Athere is only kind of object: the mind
- Bthere is only kind of object: the brain
- Cthere is two kinds of objects: the brain and the mind
- Dthat there are three types of objects: the brain, the mind and the soul
47As regards for the brain-mind problem, which approach holds that there is only one kind of object, but that is appears quite different when viewed through different classes of sense organ?
- Amaterialistic monism
- Bidealistic monism
- Csubstance dualism
- Ddual aspect monism
48which of the following is not true of Rene Descartes?
- Ahe emphasised the importance of the pineal gland for mind brain interaction
- Bhe reported the importance cause of phinease gage
- Che is regarded as the key thinker for the position of dualism
- Dhe is well known for his phrase 'cogito ergo sum' (' i think therefore I am')
49which behaviourist psychologist believed that mind was a epiphenomenon, or an illusion, and thus humans might be regarded zombies or robots?
- AJB watson
- BBF Skinner
- CAntonio Damasio
- DDavid Chambers
50lesion to which brain structure produces loss of consciousness and coma?
- Afrontal lobes
- Bhippocampus
- Cupper brain stem
- Dpituitary gland
51which of the following disorders can be regarded as examples of a loss of core consciousness
- Aexpressive aphasia (after a left frontal lesion)
- Bepisodic memory impairment (after bilateral temporal lesions)
- Cdysexecutive disorder (after bilateral frontal lesion)
- Dnone of the above
52if we could locate the brain systems that underpin conciousness we would have solved (following Chambers) the
- Athe hard problem of the consciousness
- Bthe easy problem of the consciousness
- Cthe problem of the core consciousness
- Dthe problem of the extended consciousness
53which of the following is not true of the disorder encephalitis lethargica (von economo disease)?
- Ait results from damage to the dopamine producing cells
- Bit occurred after just after WW1, as like a flu like illness
- Cit resulted from lesions to the hippocampus
- Dit produces a disorder of loss of initiation and agency, but with intact consciousness
54which of the following is not true of the way that corvids (such as crows and ravens) hide objects when observed by other birds
- Athey hide the object more quickly
- Bthey hide behind an intervening object
- Cthey distract the other bird by making loud noise
- Dthey wait until other bird has left before hiding
55which is true of the 'rouge' or spot test
- Ait is a measure of self-awareness
- Bit involves the use of a mirror
- Cis has been successfully passed by several non-human species
- Dit is usually passed by children after they reach an age of six months
56which behaviour has not been observed in cephalopod species (squad, octopus ect)
- Ahiding in coconut shells, as examples of tool use
- Bmoving coconut shells, as examples of tool use
- Csigning, using tenticles, as examples of language use
- Dopening jars as examples of problem solving
57which of the following is true to chimpanzee language?
- ANim Chimpsky is a famous chimpanzee language learner
- BNoam Chimpsy is a famous chimpanzee language learner
- Call chimpanzee language acquisition is a result of simple stimulus-response learning
- Dno chimpanzee has ever learned sign language
58which of the following brain structures are best conserved across the last 500 million years of vertebrate solution
- Athe brain stem
- Bthe frontal lobe
- Cthe thalamus
- Dthe hippocampus
59which of brain structure is not associated with the experience of basic emotions
- Athe brain stem
- Bthe frontal lobes
- Cthe hypothalamus
- Dthe anterior cingulate gyrus
60which of the following is not true of the behaviour of mammals after parent infant seperation
- Asoon after seperation (ie acutely), the infant makes distress vocalisation
- Bafter substantial time has passed seperation (ie chronically), the infant is passive and subdued
- Cdistress vocalisation can be decreased in the infant by contact comfort
- Ddistress vocalisation can be increased in the infant by administering opiates
61in 1971, Jane Goodall described that a chimpanzee avoided retrieving a piece of fruit in front of the others, because she might have to share the fruit. Here Goodall was reporting an example of
- Atheory of mind
- Bmirror self awareness
- Ctool use
- Dproblem solving
62Thomas Nagels famous essay about bats and animal minds suggested that...
- Atheres evidence
- Bno current evidence
- Cdon’t know what it’s like as it’s impossible due to principle
- Dnone of the above
63Alex the parrot is not able to
- Aname qualities
- Bname colours and shapes
- Cunderstand concepts such a larger and different
- Dask questions
64the orbitalfrontal cortex
- Alies behind the central sulcus
- Binhibits socially inacceptable behaviour
- Cis spared by prefrontal lobotomy
- Dis another name for Brocas area
65In a patient with bilateral destruction of the amygdala, which of these symptoms would be lease expected
- Athe incapability to determine that pictures depicit concrete or abstract objects
- Blow memorisation of emotionally negative events presented in a story
- Creduced bilateral activation of the amygdala while viewing the negative pictures
- Dthe same startle response while viewing neutral and unpleasant pictures
66the limbic system is involved in
- Aemotions and balancing
- Bmemory and language
- Clanguage, balance and sleep
- Dmemory and emotions
67change in behaviour
- Afollowing brain injury can be exactly predicted from brain lesions
- Bcannot modify the structure and/or function of the human brain
- Care more complex for association cortex lesions than primary sensory lesions
- Dthe result from physical alterations of brain tissue, not chemical changes
68prefrontal lobotomy
- Ais the best method to treat patients with abnormal social behaviour
- Brefers to the injection of neuroleptics in the prefrontal cortex
- Cwas developed because neuroleptics had not yet been invented
- Dcorresponds to the cutting of the corpus collosum
69which of the following has least to do with emotions
- Athe amygdala
- Bthe basal ganglia
- Cthe sense of smell
- Dthe peri-aqueductal grey matter
70patients with a lesion in the amygdala
- Atend to be hyper sensitive to sudden noises and are started by them
- Btend to only remember emotional details when they read a story
- Cdon't understand well the content of speech but are bothered by prosody
- Dnone of the above
71a member of an African tribe who had never had contact with our civilisation expressed emotions that are highly recognisable by european observers. This shows that...
- Apeople if Africa learnt to express emotion in the same way as Europeans
- Bthe African tribe in question in fact had unreported contacts with European civilisation
- Cemotional expression has a genetic basis and is universal
- Dall of the above
72labotomy in the 1950s
- Ainvolved removing the majority of the frontal lobe from the patients brain leaving them only sound tissue
- Bwas used as a last resort to assist patients with severe and debiliating anxiety attacks
- Cwas inspired by the case of Phinease Gage who survived a terrible accident
- Dinvolved anesthesia and several hours of operation for every patient
73frontal patients
- Ahave more violent urges to do things and are often seen as unstoppable by their family
- Bmanifest from major memory losses and struggle to remember things that have happened to them
- Cshow little interest in others and themselves and struggle to initate actions
- Dhave severly dystfunctional language in both comprehension and production
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