Exam 1: What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior 

More advanced nervous systems often have similar structures on the left and right sides (e.g., the left and right hemispheres of the brain). This concept is known as:

The acquisition of culture by humans stems most directly from:

Which of the following is NOT correlated with brain size?

Our small face, vaulted cranium, upright mobility, and distribution of hair are features that link us with juvenile chimps. This illustrates:

Insects have:

Differentiate between the central and peripheral nervous systems.

According to Mesoudi, language, music, mathematics, and art may have spread through cultures by way of:

The correct order of these early hominids from smallest to largest brain size is:

Eating fruit favors a larger brain because it requires good:

Climate change may have placed pressure on apes to adapt to their environment. Specifically, apes that lived in _____ climates may have begun to walk upright.

What did Darwin postulate about emotional expressions?

If one person has a brain weighing 1000 grams and another has a brain weighing 1500 grams, the difference most likely reflects:

Which living animal has an encephalization quotient that is closest to that of modern humans?

Why is the species of Homo floresiensis so intriguing?

Which of the following statements describes clinical trials?

Neuroscientists study the nervous systems of other animals such as slugs, snails, fruit flies, rats, and monkeys because:

Modern Europeans may have acquired genes that helped them adapt to the cold and absorb more vitamin D through interbreeding with:

The oldest fossils that have been identified as human are approximately:

What is the difference between topographic maps and connectome maps as representations of neural activity?

The first artistic relics were made by modern humans approximately: