Imagine That You Are a Psycholinguist Working with a Deaf

question 24

Essay

Imagine that you are a psycholinguist working with a deaf ASL signer who is having trouble remembering and producing ASL signs that they once knew well but is able to carry out actions such as pouring coffee. Would you expect that any brain damage that you found would be in language-specific brain areas such as Broca's or motor-specific areas such as the primary motor cortex?

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Definitions:

Induce Sleepiness

The act of causing or facilitating the onset of a state of sleep, often through natural or pharmacological means.

Light Mask

A device often used in therapy to regulate sleep or treat certain mood disorders by emitting light patterns.

Biological Clock

An internal system that controls the timing of biological processes and behaviors, such as sleep and fertility cycles.

Modafinil

A stimulant medication used to treat sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, promoting wakefulness and alertness.