Introduction to Abstract Function
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Week- 10 Introduction to Abstract Function >>> Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life
1. Consider two sisters with the same sense of humor. One is paralyzed from the neck down and the other is paralyzed from the waist down, Together they watch a hilarious cat video. Both sisters’ faces break into broad smiles. The sister who is paralyzed from the waist down also laughs out loud, slightly hysterically. The sister who is paralyzed from the neck down laughs in a muted way as her breathing is assisted by a respirator. Which of the following is most likely to be true when they hear devastatingly sad news – the death of a close relative?
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2. You hear that there are ripe wild blackberries nearby and that they are really tasty. You have never foraged for wild blackberries but you decide to go out and try your luck. There is a marker showing you where the blackberry bushes are and so you start looking for blackberries. Which of the following are likely to be true? Check all that apply.
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3. Which of the following occurs in clinical amnesia? Check all that apply.
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4. Sometimes amnesia is retrograde. For example, a 20-something person who is in a car accident and is knocked unconscious. When this person wakes up, s/he may not remember episodes from a stretch of time before the accident. Which one of the following is the most likely period for this gap in memories?
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5. Which of the following are true in a healthy individual?
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6. The amygdala is thought to be an important locus for making emotional memories. If this is true, which of the following would you predict in a person with damage to the amygdala?
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7. A first-pass test for memory function is to ask a person to remember a list of 5 or so words. After intervening discussion on other issues, the person is asked to recall the list of words. Which of the following is tested by this procedure? Check all that apply.
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8. Thorough testing of language function requires time and a highly skilled practitioner. Key components to language testing include asking a person to 1) repeat a word, 2) to name a common object such as a pen, and to answer simple questions with either 3) language (Who is with you today?; Where do you live?; What color is my shirt?) or 4) gestures (Point to my nose, Point to the door). A person’s performance is evaluated for both semantic content/understanding and motor/comprehension. Using these 4 components, answer questions 8-10.
For a person who attempts to answer the above requests 1-4 (giving the impression that they realize that they are being asked a question) but does not do so correctly for any of the questions, where is the most likely site of damage?
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9. For a person who answers requests 1-3 (above in Question 8) with poorly articulated words and points accurately to named objects, where is the most likely site of damage?
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10. Accurate performance of all of the tasks 1-4 (above in Question 8) implies that which parts of the brain are intact? Check all that apply.
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