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| nerves from the left side of the brain are most likely linked to the _____ side of the body and vice versa |
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| in what brain region would damage be most likely to 1- disrupt your ability to skip rope 2- discrupt your ability to hear and taste 3-perhaps leave you in a coma 4-cut off the bery breath and heartbeat of life |
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1- cerebellum
2-thalamus
3-reticular formation
4-mendulla |
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| a cats ferocious reponse to electrical brain stimulation would lead you to suppose the electode has touched the |
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| what are the three key structures of the limbic system and what function do they serve? |
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1- amygdala; agression and fear
2- hypothalmus; bodily maintenance, pleasureable rewards, control of hormones
3-hippocampus; memory
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| which area of the human brain is most similar to that of less complex animals? which part of the human brain distinguishes us most from less complex animals? |
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| the brainstem; the cerebral cortex |
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| our brain's _______ cortex registers and processes body touch and movement sensations. the _____ cortex controls our voluntary movements |
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| why are association areas so important? |
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| association areas are involved in higher mental functions-interpreting, integrating, and acting on information processed in other areas |
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1. if we flash a red light to the right hemisphere of a person with split brain, a flas of freen to the left hemisphere will each observe its own color? 2. will the person be aware that colors differ? 3. what will the person report visually seeing?
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the part of the brainstem that controls heartbeat and breathing is the
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| the thalamus functions like a |
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a. memory bank
b. balancing center
c. breathing regulator
d. internet router
answer d
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| the lower brain structure that governs arousal is the |
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a. spinal chord
b. cerebellum
c. reticular formation
d. medulla
answer c |
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| the part if the brain that coordinates voulantray movement and enables nonverbal learing and memory is the ____________ |
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two parts of limbic system are the amygdala and the
a. cerebreal hemispheres
b.hippocampus
c. thalmus
d. pituitary |
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the neural structure that most directly regulates eating, drinking and body temperature is the
a. endocrine system
b.hypothalamus
c.hippocampus
d.amygdala |
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| the initial reward center discovered by olds and milner was located in the __________ |
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which of the following body regions has the greatest representation in the sensory cortex?
a. upper body
b. toes
c. lips
d. all |
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| tue "uncommitted" areas that make up about three-fourthds of the cerebral cortex are called __________ ____________ |
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| judging and planning are enabeled in the _____ lobe |
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plasticity is especially evident in the brains of
a. split-brain patiens
b. young adults
c. children
d. right handed people |
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| an experimenter falsher the word heron acorss the visual field of a man whose corpus callosum has ben severed. her is transmitted to his right hemisphere and on to the left. when asked to indicate what her saw the man says he saw ___ but points to ____ |
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studies of people with split brains and brain scans of those with undivided brains indicate that the left hemisphere excels in
a. processing language
b. visual perceptions
c. making infrences |
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damage to the brains right hemisphere is most likely to reduce a persons ability to
a. recite the alphapbet
b. make inferences
c. understand verbal instructions |
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