Exam 2: The Brain: an Overview of Structure and Function

Based on neuroscience evidence,which brain structure takes the longest period of time to fully mature in structure and function?

Which of the following is associated primarily with the right hemisphere?

Damage to the medulla oblongata would most likely result in ______.

After a head injury,Mary has difficulty with her sight.Which lobe of the brain was probably affected?

Jan has difficulty understanding spoken language.She may have suffered damage to______.

Findings by Lashley in which a rat showed deficits in maze navigation proportional to the total amount of cortex removed from the brain best demonstrates ______.

After a severe car accident,John is unable to breathe on his own and his heart is not maintaining a steady rhythm.He has most likely suffered damage to which brain structure?

After a severe car accident,John begins to have difficulty suppressing his emotions.Upon further examinations,an MRI reveals that he has suffered severe trauma to his frontal lobe.This demonstrates which neuroscience principle?

Brain regions which show ______ plasticity are hypothesized to be ______ to the effects of aging and environmental toxins.

Which of the following assumptions of phrenology was basically correct?

The idea that different mental abilities,such as reading and arithmetic,are independent functions carried out by different parts of the brain is termed ______.

Which of the following controls the pituitary gland by releasing hormones?

The ______ lobes are involved in the processing of sensory information from the body,such as pain,pressure,touch,and temperature.

Who originated the idea of localization of function?

Which of these structures is involved in the formation of long-term memories?

It has been reported that the parents of Ray Kroc,the founder of McDonald's,were told when their son was a baby that he would have a fine career in the food industry.This pronouncement was made by a phrenologist.Upon what would the phrenologist have based such a prediction?

Phil was once an accomplished pianist,but after a head injury,he has lost his ability to play the piano.Which part of the cortex was probably damaged?

After a head injury,Sarah has trouble coordinating muscle activity.Sarah most likely suffered damage to the______.

The function of the thalamus is to______.

Lashley's studies of ablation in rats suggested that maze running was related to ______.