TB7 B&B MCQs Lecture 1; Brain mechanisms of language

1. What is dementia?

Progressive, degenerative disease which can affect speech and language over time
Disorder of language acquired genetically and arising in later stages of development
Disorder of speaking and listening caused by stroke, tumour, brain injury.
Caused by a lack of cognitive reserve, dementia is a progressive degenerative brain disorder that only affects general executive functioning

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Issues in producing complex sentences (suggesting no shared processes between production and comprehension)
Issues in understanding complex sentences (suggesting shared processes between production and comprehension)
Issues in understanding complex sentences (suggesting no shared processes between production and comprehension)
Issues in producing complex sentences (suggesting shared processes between production and comprehension)

Speech is difficult to initiate, faulty articulation. Meaning dependent on syntax is impaired, Multimodal comprehension is also impaired.
Speech is difficult to initiate, faulty articulation. Semantic meaning access is impaired, multimodal comprehension is normal
Speech is difficult to initiate, faulty articulation. Meaning dependent on syntax is impaired, may only be able to produce a single word.
Speech is difficult to initiate, faulty articulation. Semantic meaning access is impaired, may only be able to produce a single word.