Comprehension Questions on Neuropsychology

True or False: The cerebrum is the smallest brain structure.

• True

• False

True or False: Each cerebral hemisphere controls the opposite side of the body.

• True

• False

True or False: The cortex is also referred to as white matter.

• True

• False

True or False: The frontal lobe is involved in conscious planning and logical tasks.

• True

• False

True or False: The cerebellum is located at the top of the brain.

• True

• False

True or False: Penfield's Montreal procedure involved patients being conscious during brain stimulation.

• True

• False

True or False: Visual information is processed in the occipital lobe.

• True

• False

True or False: The interpretative cortex is responsible for producing spoken language.

• True

• False

True or False: Penfield concluded that individual memories are stored within the interpretative cortex.

• True

• False

True or False: All of Penfield's findings have been confirmed by modern brain scanning techniques.

• True

• False