Chapter 6 Tell-tale Brain
Explore the Tell-tale Brain
Test your knowledge on the fascinating mechanisms of human language and cognition with our engaging quiz based on Chapter 6 of 'Tell-tale Brain' by V.S. Ramachandran. This quiz will challenge your understanding of concepts like apraxia, bilingualism, and the unique characteristics of human language.
Key Features:
- 20 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple-choice format for ease of answering
- Insightful references to specific pages in the book
Where is the location of the IPL that gets damaged in a person who has anomia?
Left hemisphere
Right hemisphere
Top hemisphere
Bottom Hemisphere
YAY!
(Page 180) Anomia is the "difficulty of finding words". There's also the difficulty to recognize metaphors. The IPL contains the angular gyrus which allows for abstraction.
YAY!
(Page 180) Anomia is the "difficulty of finding words". There's also the difficulty to recognize metaphors. The IPL contains the angular gyrus which allows for abstraction.
What is the fun
Muscle movement
Comprehension of speech
Sensory data, perception of space and limbs
Naming things
(Page 178) It is the upper part of the IPL; unique to humans; directly in production, comprehension and imitation of complex skills. Its damage causes apraxia.
(Page 178) It is the upper part of the IPL; unique to humans; directly in production, comprehension and imitation of complex skills. Its damage causes apraxia.
What is Apraxia?
Difficulty finding words
condition enables people from understanding how to mime actions
People with the condition speak grammatically perfect without any real meaning
Don’t understand what gestures in language mean
(Pg. 179) When an apraxia patient was asked to pretend combing his hair, he simply strokes his hair without the impression of holding a comb.
"What's missing is the ability to conjure up a vibrant, dynamic internal picture of the required action..."
(Pg. 179) When an apraxia patient was asked to pretend combing his hair, he simply strokes his hair without the impression of holding a comb.
"What's missing is the ability to conjure up a vibrant, dynamic internal picture of the required action..."
4. What is NOT a part Ramachandran’s reasons to why human language is unique?
Unique Lexicon
Metaphors
Flexible, Recursive Syntax
Function Words
Offline words
His enumeration of five characteristics that make human language unique starts at page 162. The rest of the choices are correct, except "unique lexicon", appropriately replaced by "enormous lexicon". This pertains to our vast vocabulary.
His enumeration of five characteristics that make human language unique starts at page 162. The rest of the choices are correct, except "unique lexicon", appropriately replaced by "enormous lexicon". This pertains to our vast vocabulary.
On what grounds did Ramachandran dismiss the first two theories of language: Wallace and Chomsky?
He found evidence to disprove them
He believed his theory is far superior
He thought they were too specific
He determined they can’t be empirically observed
How Ramachandran sees 99% of language theories
He explains his logic in page 168.
How Ramachandran sees 99% of language theories
He explains his logic in page 168.
An “If, then” statement is an example of what kind of unique characteristic of human language?
Large vocabulary
Metaphors
Function words
Recursive syntax
Got it?
(page 162) The second characteristic that makes human language unique. He expands on the concept from page 185-187.
Got it?
(page 162) The second characteristic that makes human language unique. He expands on the concept from page 185-187.
What is the lexicon part of a sentence also known as?
Grammar
Meaning of the sentence
The subject of the sentence
Words
What are the three general types of bilingual people?
Compound Bilingual
Subordinate Bilingual
Coordinate Bilingual
All of the above
Yes..
This information is discussed in the Ted-Ed video "The benefits of a bilingual brain":
1) Compound: learning languages simultaneously
2) Coordinate: learning a secondary language while keeping the use of mother-tongue
3) Subordinate: Learning a second language by filtering the primary language(direct translation)
Yes..
This information is discussed in the Ted-Ed video "The benefits of a bilingual brain":
1) Compound: learning languages simultaneously
2) Coordinate: learning a secondary language while keeping the use of mother-tongue
3) Subordinate: Learning a second language by filtering the primary language(direct translation)
What is the name of the band of fibers connecting the Broca’s area to the Wernicke’s area?
Arbor vitae
Arcuate fasciculus
Central sulcus
Projection fibers
Figure 6.2 in page 177 has detailed map of the linguistic pathway in the brain where it is mentioned that the connections made by the structure "are involved in cross-domain mapping between sound contours and motor maps."
Figure 6.2 in page 177 has detailed map of the linguistic pathway in the brain where it is mentioned that the connections made by the structure "are involved in cross-domain mapping between sound contours and motor maps."
10. Which of the following is an example of a ‘fun
With
Jump
Good
Chair
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