AUDITORY SYSTEM AND TOUCH

The Cochlea contains ___ channels which allow for the release of neurotransmitters

• calcium

• potassium

• Sodium

• Chloride

Wernicke’s aphasia can be described as...

• impaired pitch discrimination

• inability to read

• not being able to form new memories

• word deafness

In a tonotopic map, neurons located to the left respond to higher frequencies and neurons located to the right respond to lower frequencies

• TRUE

• FALSE

The auditory pathway goes from the medulla, to the midbrain followed by the medial geniculate nucleus of the Thalamus, and ends in the A1

• TRUE

• FALSE

The "What" pathway begins in the A1, and ends where?

• anterior (inferior) temporal sulcus

• posterior temporal cortex

• parietal cortex

The representation of a specific area of the body can become larger with experience.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Spinothalamic pathway, is involved in ___ and ___

• Temperature and Pain

• Propioception and touch

Apraxia is the loss of a skill movement caused by weakness.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What disorder causes right-left discrimination problems

• Apraxia

• Gerstmann syndrome

• Balint’s syndrome

• Anosognosia

Corollary discharge has the ability to inhibit sensory response

• TRUE

• FALSE