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Games People Play: An Engaging New Method to Enhance Audition and Cognition

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1.  Neuroplasticity is:
  1. Also called cortical plasticity
  2. Involves organizational changes of the brain in response to added or reduced sensations or experiences
  3. Also called central plasticity
  4. Involves peripheral changes of the brain that affect sensations or experiences
  5. A and B only
2.  Top-down systems receive, evaluate and interpret:
  1. Bottom-up input
  2. Top-up input
  3. Top-down output
  4. Bottom-down output
3.  Top-down systems assign:
  1. Sensitivity
  2. Meaning
  3. Smells
  4. Temperature
4.  Bottom-up systems transfer data to:
  1. Central auditory nervous system
  2. Autonomic nervous system
  3. Endorcrine system
  4. Spinal cord
5.  Hear Coach:
  1. Engages the patient on their time
  2. Can push encouragement or recommendations (notifications) to the patient
  3. Results can be sent to the professional or posted online
  4. All of the above
6.  Hear Coach is available for use with:
  1. iPhone only
  2. iPad only
  3. iPod Touch only
  4. All of the above
7.  Hear Coach features games that challenge:
  1. Cognitive sharpness
  2. Kinesthetic sharpness
  3. Visual sharpness
  4. Auditory sharpness
  5. A and d only
8.  Hear Coach can be used by:
  1. People new to hearing aids
  2. People who think they have a hearing loss
  3. Want to get the most out of their hearing
  4. All of the above
9.  Hear Coach's Word Tracker game presents:
  1. 10 words per level
  2. 5 words per level
  3. 7 numbers per level
  4. 5 numbers per level
10.  One fifth of seniors who purchase hearing aids have:
  1. Tinnitus
  2. MCI (mild cognitive impairment)
  3. Dyslexia
  4. Dizziness