Exam Preview for 33919: Auditory Cortical Processing, presented in

Auditory Cortical Processing, presented in partnership with the American Auditory Society

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1. Primary auditory cortex in primates consists of: Core, belt and primary belt fields Core, paracore and parabelt fields Core, belt and parabelt fields Core, paracore and primary belt fields
2. Primary auditory cortex in primates is found: On the transverse temporal plane On the superior temporal sulcus On the middle temporal gyrus On the inferior temporal gyrus
3. The shape of primary auditory cortex is: Round Long and thin Long and wide Roughly triangular
4. Connectivity within primary auditory fields preserves: Rostro-caudal connectivity Medial-lateral connectivity All possible connections Only inferior connections
5. The rostral auditory pathway: Responds quickly to the onsets of sounds Responds quickly to the offsets of sounds Responds slowly to the onsets of sounds Does not respond to sounds
6. The caudal auditory pathway: Is highly selective to the identity of sounds Responds quickly to the onsets of sounds Responds slowly to the onsets of sounds Does not respond to sounds
7. In human speech perception, the rostral auditory pathway is associated with: Processing spatial location of sounds Processing intelligible speech Processing non-speech sounds more than speech sounds Processing non-speech sounds to the same degree as speech sounds
8. In human speech perception: The rostral pathway engages with a more distributed semantic system. The caudal pathway engages with a more distributed semantic system. The rostral pathway engages with no other neural systems. The rostral and caudal pathways converge in the cerebellum.
9. In speech perception, right and left temporal fields: Show no difference in activation Differ in the kinds of auditory information that they process Are not activated Suppress each other
10. During speech production: Rostral auditory fields do not change in activation Caudal auditory fields do not change in activation Activity in caudal auditory fields is suppressed Activity in rostral auditory fields is suppressed