Neuropsychology Flashcards
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Which lobe is primarily responsible for processing auditory information?
Answer: Temporal lobe
The temporal lobe contains the primary auditory cortex (Heschl's gyrus) and is central to auditory processing.
A patient with damage to the right parietal lobe most commonly presents with:
Answer: Left hemispatial neglect
Right parietal lesions typically produce contralateral (left) hemispatial neglect, where patients fail to attend to the left side of space.
The Trail Making Test Part B primarily assesses:
Answer: Cognitive flexibility and set-shifting
TMT-B requires alternating between numbers and letters, making it a sensitive measure of cognitive flexibility and executive set-shifting.
Which neurotransmitter system is most directly implicated in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease?
Answer: Dopaminergic
Parkinson's disease results from degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta.
In neuropsychological assessment, the Boston Naming Test measures:
Answer: Confrontation naming ability
The BNT assesses confrontation naming by asking patients to name line-drawn pictures of objects with increasing difficulty.
Which structure connects the two cerebral hemispheres and is involved in interhemispheric communication?
Answer: Corpus callosum
The corpus callosum is the largest white matter commissure, enabling communication between the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
A patient who cannot recognize familiar faces despite intact basic vision most likely has damage to the:
Answer: Fusiform face area in the temporal lobe
Prosopagnosia results from damage to the fusiform face area (FFA) in the right inferior temporal lobe.