Exam 3: Biological Foundations of Behaviour

During the chemical communication process, neurotransmitters cross the synapse and attach themselves to receptor sites on the postsynaptic neurons. This stage is called ________.

According to studies performed by Brenda Milner of McGill University, frontal lobe damage can impair the ability to judge the order in which a series of events has occurred and the ability to plan and carry out a sequence of actions.

According to the text, the ability of neurons to change their structure and function is called:

In order to speak properly, there are two areas of the brain that need to be functioning. If you could move your tongue and lips but not sequence the words properly, the damage would be most likely in

Jason suffered from severe epilepsy and had his corpus callosum cut to keep the seizures from spreading to both hemispheres of his brain. This procedure inhibits: