Exam 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

Anne has difficulty moving her arm when it is stimulated.Specifically,the brain receives the stimulation,and it and the spinal cord are functioning normally.Which type of neuron is probably affected?

A split-brain patient can verbalize a description of something in the right field of vision but cannot point to the object with the left hand.

Taxi drivers who repeatedly drive in certain areas have highly developed spatial maps in the _____ as a result of brain plasticity.

The iron rod that was driven through the head of Phineas Gage did NOT affect the:

If you are sleeping,stimulating which area of the brain can wake you instantaneously and keep you alert?

The _____ are structures mainly involved in orienting an organism in its environment.

One of the functions of the parasympathetic nervous system is to relax the bladder.

Every morning after a vigorous workout in which he swims laps at the local YMCA,Jim feels great.His aches and pains are reduced and his mood is elevated.This is probably due to the release of _____ in the brain.

Agonist is to antagonist as:

The conductance of an electrical charge down an axon:

The neurotransmitter that enables muscle action,regulates attention,and acts in learning is called:

A split-brain patient is shown the word clock only in her left visual field.That patient will be able to:

A split-brain patient is shown the word lockbox,with lock in the left visual field and box in the right visual field.The patient is then asked to name the word she saw.She will respond that she saw:

The benefit of using functional brain imaging techniques is that they allow researchers to:

After a trauma to the head,Helen has trouble predicting the likely consequences of her actions.In what area of the cerebral cortex do you suspect damage occurred?

Which hindbrain structure is Latin for "bridge"?

Which structures occur MOST often in the human brain?

A neuroscientist interested in brain phylogeny might study:

Which is/are the body's natural painkiller(s)?

How does cocaine affect norepinephrine and dopamine synaptic transmission?