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Lateralisation & localisation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

where is the motor cortex located?

a)

occipital lobes

b)

frontal lobes

c)

parietal lobes

d)

temporal lobes

2.

where is the auditory cortex found?

a)

temporal lobes

b)

occipital lobes

c)

parietal lobes

d)

frontal lobes

3.

where would you find Wernicke's area?

a)

right frontal lobe

b)

left frontal lobe

c)

right temporal lobe

d)

left temporal lobe

4.

In Petersens study, Wernickes area was found to be active during which type of task?

a)

Reading

b)

listening

c)

speaking

d)

motor

5.

what type of scans did Petersen use in his research?

a)

CAT

b)

FMRI

c)

PET

d)

MRI

6.

Lashley removed areas of the cortex in who, to show that learning is not confined to one area of the brain?

a)

Humans

b)

Mice

c)

Rats

d)

Cats

7.

whose brain did Dronkers conduct an MRI scan on?

a)

phineas gage

b)

tan

c)

wernicke

d)

HM

8.

Producing nonsense words is associated with what?

a)

Wernickes aphasia

b)

Broca's aphasia

9.

If an object is presented to the left visual field of a split brain patient...

a)

they could describe it

b)

they could not describe it

10.

if an object is placed in the right hand of a split brain patient they...

a)

could describe what they felt

b)

they could not describe what they felt

11.

how many epileptic / split brain patients did Sperry study?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

12.

How long were images presented to sperry's split brain patients?

a)

1/5 sec

b)

1/8 sec

c)

1/10 sec

d)

2/5 sec

13.

Which of the following does not apply to sperrys sample?

a)

it was very small

b)

it didn't include epileptics who had not had the surgery

c)

it included males and females

d)

some had suffered more disconnection than others

14.

Which hemisphere of the brain is drawing & artistic tasks lateralised to?

a)

left

b)

right

c)

both halves

15.

occipital lobe is responsible for..

a)

voluntary movement

b)

tactile perception

c)

processing visual stimuli

d)

speech comprehension