Exam Preview for 36374: 20Q: The Auditory Brain

20Q: The Auditory Brain - Highlights from a Career Researcher

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1. What have we learned about auditory functioning from research on split brain patients? How the outer hair cells work How the inner hair cells work How the composition of cerumen changes with age Insight into the transfer auditory information between hemispheres, and insight into the structure and function of the corpus callosum
2. Which clinical test provides good sensitivity and specificity for central dysfunction, and was influenced by the work of Doreen Kimura? Dichotic Digits Test (DDT) Spondee Recognition Threshold (SRT) Otoacoustics Emissions Testing (OAE) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
3. Which area of study does Dr. Musiek consider a key ingredient for diagnostic audiology expertise and a solid grounding for understanding mechanisms underlying various behavioral and electrophysiologic tests in audiology? Ethics Neuroanatomy Business Sociology
4. Dr. Musiek describes patients with confirmed disorders of the central auditory nervous system (CANS) that all had what in common? All patients were left handed All patients had hearing loss with cookie bite configuration All patients had hearing loss with rising configuration All patients had hearing within normal limits on the audiogram
5. What advice does Dr. Musiek offer for the future direction of audiology? The profession of audiology should focus primarily on hearing aid sales Audiology should simplify diagnostics to conduct only air conduction and bone conduction, and refer to ENT for anything out of the ordinary Audiologists should conduct sophisticated diagnostic evaluations of the entire auditory system when warranted to address the patient's symptoms All audiologists should become brain researchers and leave the clinical work to assistants