cognitive neuroscience extra review (non-exhaustive)

How might reinforcement learning relate to spatial memory and action? Select all that apply then submit your answer.

• Place cells adjust their firing patterns based on successful navigation.

• The basal ganglia helps refine spatial decisions based on trial-and-error.

• The cerebellum encodes place-specific information.

• Synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus strengthens memory formation.

What is an example of an exploitative action in business?

• Entering a new market

• Launching a new product

• Optimizing an existing product to increase profit

• Researching customer preferences

If you wanted to determine which part of the brain is active while a person solves a math problem, which method would be BEST?

• EEG

• fMRI

• dMRI

• Single-cell recording

A person who suffers a stroke regains some motor function over time through physical therapy. This recovery is an example of:

• Synaptogenesis

• Pruning

• Neurodegeneration

• Neuroinhibition

Why might a person have trouble detecting changes in their environment during a conversation?

• Selective attention

• Sensory adaptation

• Motion aftereffect

• Neural fatigue

A person is looking for their keys in a cluttered room. What brain processes are involved in this task? Select all that apply then submit your answer.

• Serial search

• Feature-based attention

• Implicit memory

• Working memory

A person improves at typing even though they don’t consciously remember practicing. This suggests that:

• Explicit memory is intact

• Procedural memory is intact

• Episodic memory is intact

• Declarative memory is intact

If a person struggles to reach out and grab objects after a brain injury, which region is likely damaged?

• Motor cortex

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Prefrontal cortex

What would happen if the motor cortex was damaged on the right side of the brain?

• Loss of movement on the right side of the body

• Loss of movement on the left side of the body

• Loss of sensation

• Increased emotional sensitivity

Which methods provide information about brain activity, not just structure? Select all that apply then submit your answer.

• EEG

• fMRI

• dMRI

• Single-cell recording