Neuroscience of Syntax Quiz

What area was traditionally considered responsible for language comprehension?

• Broca's area

• Superior temporal gyrus

• Wernicke's area

• Inferior frontal gyrus

Which area is associated with language production according to early brain mappings?

• Wernicke's area

• Broca's area

• Middle frontal gyrus

• Orbital gyrus

What does LEX represent in linguistic theories?

• A dependency relationship

• A movement operation in syntax

• Lexical representations with syntactic relevance

• A type of brain imaging

What is the role of MERGE in syntax?

• It identifies incorrect sentences

• It builds structures from words and phrases

• It maps brain areas to functions

• It creates dependency relationships

Which verb requires an object to complete its meaning?

• Be

• Hit

• Know

• Sleep

What does the MOVE (XP) operation do in syntax?

• It links a verb to different positions

• It connects reflexives to pronouns

• It merges words into phrases

• It links a phrase to a silent position

Which brain area is activated by MOVE (XP)?

• Orbital gyrus

• Middle temporal gyrus

• Inferior frontal gyrus

• Superior and middle frontal gyri

What does BIND modulate in the brain?

• Inferior frontal gyrus

• Middle frontal gyrus of the right hemisphere

• Anterior STG

• Superior temporal gyrus

What is the first phase of syntactic processing?

• Mapping brain areas

• Syntactic integration

• Computing dependency relations

• Computing local phrase structures

Which method is used to examine syntactic abilities in aphasics?

• All of the above

• Neurological mapping

• PET

• fMRI