CHLA Neuropsychology Didactics Review 2025

Lesions to which brain area are thought to be correlated with difficulties with working memory?

• Dorsolateral PFC

• Basal Ganglia

• Ortbitofrontal Cortex

• Ventromedial PFC

What term describes seizures that arise from both hemispheres?

• Focal

• Generalized

• Aura

• Atonic

Which law mandates that each student suspected of having a disability be assessed in all relevant areas?

• Section 503

• ADA

• Section 504

• IDEA

Which term refers to a grouping based on shared nationality, culture, and/or language?

• Race

• SES

• Ethnicity

• Acculturation

A _______ is someone who converts written material in one language into another language.

• Interpreter

• Witness

• Translator

• Both Interpreter and Translator

Low SES is associated with lower cognitive functioning even when controlling for

• Trauma

• Parent Level of Education

• Access to Resources

• Gross Domestic Product

Complete this EF circuit loop: Cortex --> Striatum --> Globus Pallidus --> _____

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Cortex

• Cerebellum

Left frontal epilepsy surgery may result in

• Left hemiparesis

• Right hemiparesis

• Left visual field cut

• Decline in spatial skills

Periventricular leukomalacia is

• necrosis of white matter near the ventricles.

• necrosis of gray matter near the ventricles.

• reversible if treated early.

• progressive if untreated.

Basal forebrain lesions produce amnesia because...

• the BF contains dopaminergic neurons involved in memory retrieval.

• they affect the ability to attend to stimuli.

• cholinergic input to the hippocampus and amygdala is disrupted.

• it is a key site of memory storage.