The Auditory Brain and Sound Localization

Directions:
Select the BEST response alternative for each of the questions below.

	1.	The cochlear nucleus is a structure in the brain stem that receives input from inner hair cells.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.
	2.	The medial geniculate nucleus is a structure in the brainstem that receives auditory input from the lateral geniculate nucleus and sends output to the superior olive.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.
	3.	Reverberation time represents the difference between the onset of direct sound and the first onset of indirect sound.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.
	4.	The cone of confusion is a region of positions in space in which different sounds create the same interaural time and interaural level differences.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.
	5.	Like the visual system, the auditory system appears to have both a "what" and "where" system.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.
	6.	Anna hears several sounds coming from the same location, and her brain groups them together. This is an example of spectral segregation.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.
	7.	The parabelt area is anatomically located in the superior olive.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.
	8.	Biosonar systems work best when the sounds emitted by the animals are of very low frequency.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.
	9.	Bats and dolphins use Doppler shifts to determine the relative size of the object to themselves.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.
	10.	Cells in the primary auditory cortex show tonotopic organization.
		A)	True.
		B)	False.

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The correct answers are marked by a "C" in the box before each question. The incorrect questions are marked by an "X".