Exam 1: What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior 

Images of blood flow in the brain in monkeys have demonstrated that:

The correct order of organisms from the least complex to the most complex nervous system is:

Animals with both a brain and a spinal cord are called:

The set of brain structures responsible for most of our unconscious behaviors is called the:

Define taxonomy and apply it to humans.

Why was the pineal body important to Descartes?

Define and explain the functions of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.

Fruit-eating primates:

Describe the nervous systems of organisms such as sea anemones.

Humans are most closely related to:

Which has the largest encephalization quotient?

Explain why brain folding occurs in large-brained mammals and the advantages of this characteristic.

What is materialism, and how has it influenced the study of neuroscience?

Howler monkeys have smaller brains than equally sized spider monkeys. This is thought to stem from the fact that howler monkeys:

What is the difference between a minimally conscious state (MCS) and a persistent vegetative state (PVS)?

Neurons and glial cells are which of the following types of cells?

The sucking response observed in newborn human infants is an example of a(n):

In a study with a patient in a minimally conscious state, Schiff and colleagues found that _____ led to dramatic improvements in the patient's behavior.

Vegetation eaters have:

Which of the following can cause reduction in brain size?