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In the Wernicke-Geschwind model of language, the structure that is ascribed the function of connecting the posterior language regions with the anterior language regions is the  _______.

The subcortical structure that would be most important for attention is the _____________ .

A patient presents to your office with pronounced language disturbance. He is fluent, but has word finding difficulties.  His repetition is actually better than his spontaneous productions. His comprehension of language is very poor. What disorder does he have?

An ischemic stroke is often associated with which of the following?

If a person suffers a brain injury and is then unable to recall memories from before the injury, this is referred to as

If a person is able to communicate orally without difficulty, but he has lost much of his ability to write, we would suspect that he has a lesion in which area of the brain?

Which of the aphasias often results in mutism?

____________ memory primarily involves motor behaviors.

Which disorder is most likely to be associated with excessive variation in loudness?

The following are all characteristics of spastic dysarthria EXCEPT _________________