WorksheetsLanguage and the brain
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
A bundle of nerve fibers connecting Broca's and Wernicke's areas is called:
arcuate fasciculus
motor cortex
cerebrum
corpus callosum
A broad band of nerve fibres joining the two hemispheres of the brain is called
corpus callosum
arcuate fasciculus
brain stem
motor cortex
Playing 2 different sounds for each ear to track reaction times in comprehension, etc. is:
Wada Test
Dichotic Listening Test
Pet scan
Lateralization
Specialization of of brain functions by area is called
aphasia
spoonerism
lateralization
localization view
Brain area that sends signals to your muscles
motor cortex
Wernicke's area
Broka's area
corpus callosum
People whose corpus callosum has been cut and cannot name objects if only their left eye sees them
Split-brain patients
people with aphasia
left-handers
A test in which you inject an anesthetic to "turn off" one side of the brain is called
Dichotic Listening Test
Pet scan
Wada Test
A disorder where the production of language is good but there is a problem in language comprehension
Wernicke's Aphasia
Broca's Aphasia
Conduction Aphasia
The left hemisphere (in most individuals) controls
non-verbal communication
the left side of body and spatial ability, recognition of faces, places and objects, appreciation of music and prosody
the right side of body, language, abstract reasoning and physical tasks which require a step-by-step progression
The right hemisphere (in most individuals) controls:
proper syntax and grammar
Non-verbal communication and prosodic aspects of language
proper semantics and vocabulary
A language disorder in which one is unable to repeat words and whose speech is disrupted because of pauses and hesitations suffers from
Broca's Aphasia
Wernicke's Aphasia
Conduction Aphasia
A transposition of sounds in two or more words, such as "shoving leopard" in place of "loving shepherd" is called
tip of the tongue
spoonerism / slip of the tongue
aphasia
When one cannot quite recall a familiar word but can recall words of similar form and meaning is called
tip of the tongue
spoonerism / slip of the tongue
aphasia
Tip-of-the-tongue moments are typical of younger people
True
False
