Cortical Functions, Sleep and Memory
- Previous year questions on Cortical Functions, Sleep and Memory for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Physiology section of the exam.
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- 93 live questions in Cortical Functions, Sleep and Memory.
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- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Prosopagnosia is:
- AInability to read
- BInability to write
- CAnosmia
- DInability to recognize face✓ Correct answer
Q2.Sleep spindles and K complexes occur in which phase of the sleep cycle?
- AREM
- BStage I
- CStage II✓ Correct answer
- DStage III
Q3.Sleep walking is seen in which stage of sleep ?
- AREM
- BStage 1-2 NREM
- CStage 2-3 NREM
- DStage 3-4 NREM✓ Correct answer
Q4.EEG waves prominent in occipital lobe is
- AAlpha✓ Correct answer
- BBeta
- CGamma
- DTheta
Q5.A viral infection causes damage to both hippocampi in a patient. This damage would cause the patient to exhibit functional deficits in
- ARecalling an old declarative memory
- BRecalling an old procedural memory
- CForming a new sho-term memory
- DForming a new long-term memory✓ Correct answer
Q6.Waves seen in EEG during stage 4- NREM period of sleep is:
- AAlpha
- BBeta
- CDelta✓ Correct answer
- DTheta
Q7.A man comes with aphasia. He is unable to name things and repetition is poor. However comprehension, fluency and understanding written words is unaffected. He is probably suffering from:
- AAnomic aphasia
- BBroca's aphasia
- CTranscortical sensory aphasia
- DConduction aphasia✓ Correct answer
Q8.Frequency of theta wave -
- A2-4 Hz
- B4-8 Hz✓ Correct answer
- C8-12 Hz
- D12-16 Hz
Q9.A patient is able to recognise a person by name but not face. The lesion, in this case, is in
- AFrontal lobe
- BOccipital lobe
- CPost parietal region
- DTemporal lobe✓ Correct answer
Q10.Slow wave sleep is known as:
- AREM sleep
- BNREM sleep✓ Correct answer
- CBoth of the above
- DNone of the above
Answer key
Q1: D. Inability to recognize face; Q2: C. Stage II; Q3: D. Stage 3-4 NREM; Q4: A. Alpha; Q5: D. Forming a new long-term memory; Q6: C. Delta; Q7: D. Conduction aphasia; Q8: B. 4-8 Hz; Q9: D. Temporal lobe; Q10: B. NREM sleep.
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