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NEU 402 Exam2 Questions and Correct
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The H.M. patient, now known as Henry Molaison, suffered from
memory loss caused by surgical ablation of the following brain areas:
A. Cerebellum and medulla
B. Prefrontal cortex
C. Parahippocampal cortex and hippocampus
D. Occipital and temporal cortex
Ans: C. Parahippocampal cortex and hippocampus
H.M had issues regarding:
A. Long term memory
B. Short term memory
C. Retrograde memory
Ans: A. Long term memory
H.M's performance at the mirror tracking task improved over 3 days
even if he couldn't remember performing this task. This experiment
showed the medial temporal lobes are crucial for:
A. Declarative memory
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B. Non-declarative memory
C. Procedural memory
D. Short-term memory
Ans: A. Declarative memory
The recollection of memories is a task particularly performed by:
A. The perirhinal cortex
B. The hippocampus
C. The amygdala
D. The mammillary bodies
Ans: B. The hippocampus
Damage to the following structures can also cause anterograde
amnesia and impairment of declarative memory:
A. Dorsomedial thalamus
B. Mammillary bodies
C. Optic chiasm
D. Cerebellum
Ans: A. Dorsomedial thalamus
B. Mammillary bodies
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The story of patient K.C suggests that autobiographical memory is
stored in:
A. The parahippocampal cortex
B. The mammillary bodies
C. The frontal and parietal cortex
D. The thalamus
Ans: C. The frontal and parietal cortex
The type of memory we can usually study with animal models is:
A. Semantic memory
B. Episodic memory
C. Short term memory
D. Non-declarative memory
Ans: C. Short term memory
D. Non-declarative memory
Different hippocampal cells fire when you are in your bathroom or
when you are in your bedroom
A. True
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NEU 402 Exam2 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
The H.M. patient, now known as Henry Molaison, suffered from
memory loss caused by surgical ablation of the following brain areas:
A. Cerebellum and medulla
B. Prefrontal cortex
C. Parahippocampal cortex and hippocampus
D. Occipital and temporal cortex
Ans: C. Parahippocampal cortex and hippocampus
H.M had issues regarding:
A. Long term memory
B. Short term memory
C. Retrograde memory
Ans: A. Long term memory
H.M's performance at the mirror tracking task improved over 3 days
even if he couldn't remember performing this task. This experiment
showed the medial temporal lobes are crucial for:
A. Declarative memory
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B. Non-declarative memory
C. Procedural memory
D. Short-term memory
Ans: A. Declarative memory
The recollection of memories is a task particularly performed by:
A. The perirhinal cortex
B. The hippocampus
C. The amygdala
D. The mammillary bodies
Ans: B. The hippocampus
Damage to the following structures can also cause anterograde
amnesia and impairment of declarative memory:
A. Dorsomedial thalamus
B. Mammillary bodies
C. Optic chiasm
D. Cerebellum
Ans: A. Dorsomedial thalamus
B. Mammillary bodies
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The story of patient K.C suggests that autobiographical memory is
stored in:
A. The parahippocampal cortex
B. The mammillary bodies
C. The frontal and parietal cortex
D. The thalamus
Ans: C. The frontal and parietal cortex
The type of memory we can usually study with animal models is:
A. Semantic memory
B. Episodic memory
C. Short term memory
D. Non-declarative memory
Ans: C. Short term memory
D. Non-declarative memory
Different hippocampal cells fire when you are in your bathroom or
when you are in your bedroom
A. True
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