Suppose That a Speech Synthesizer Could Produce Specific Words When

question 53

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a speech synthesizer could produce specific words when signaled by the brain activation patterns involved when a person merely thinks about these words. This would be an illustration of

• A) constraint-induced therapy.
• B) positron emission tomography.
• C) neurogenesis.
• D) cognitive neural prosthetics.

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Definitions:

Retrospective Memory

The ability to remember events that have occurred in the past.

Psychomotor Memory

The type of memory involved in the performance of tasks requiring both cognitive and motor skills, such as riding a bicycle.

Episodic Memories

Memories of specific events or experiences, including the time and place they occurred, allowing an individual to mentally re-experience the event.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory involved in the learning of skills and tasks that can be performed without conscious thought.