Chapter 16

Which of the following is associated with left-hemisphere damage? a. apraxia b. aphasia c. contralateral neglect d. all of the above e. both a and b

The largest cerebral commissure in humans is the a. optic chiasm. b. anterior commissure. c. scotoma. d. commissura grandus. e. none of the above

Who won a Nobel Prize for his research on split-brain patients? a. Moniz b. Sperry c. Wada d. Myers e. Penfield

Broca's area is located in the cortex of the left hemisphere in an area known as a. the planum temporal. b. Heschl's gyrus. c. the frontal operculum. d. both a and b e. none of the above

According to the Wernicke-Geschwind model, which structure transfers information from the area of comprehension to the area of speech production? a. arcuate fasciculus b. angular gyrus c. Wernicke's area d. Broca's area e. both c and d