Language and the brain

A bundle of nerve fibers connecting Broca's and Wernicke's areas is called:

• arcuate fasciculus

• motor cortex

• cerebrum

• corpus callosum

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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A broad band of nerve fibres joining the two hemispheres of the brain is called

• corpus callosum

• arcuate fasciculus

• brain stem

• motor cortex

Playing 2 different sounds for each ear to track reaction times in comprehension, etc. is:

• Wada Test

• Dichotic Listening Test

• Pet scan

• Lateralization

Specialization of of brain functions by area is called

• aphasia

• spoonerism

• lateralization

• localization view

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CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Brain area that sends signals to your muscles

• motor cortex

• Wernicke's area

• Broka's area

• corpus callosum

People whose corpus callosum has been cut and cannot name objects if only their left eye sees them

• Split-brain patients

• people with aphasia

• left-handers

A test in which you inject an anesthetic to "turn off" one side of the brain is called

• Dichotic Listening Test

• Pet scan

• Wada Test

A disorder where the production of language is good but there is a problem in language comprehension

• Wernicke's Aphasia

• Broca's Aphasia

• Conduction Aphasia

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

The left hemisphere (in most individuals) controls

• non-verbal communication

• the left side of body and spatial ability, recognition of faces, places and objects, appreciation of music and prosody

• the right side of body, language, abstract reasoning and physical tasks which require a step-by-step progression

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The right hemisphere (in most individuals) controls:

• proper syntax and grammar

• Non-verbal communication and prosodic aspects of language

• proper semantics and vocabulary