Exam 2: Brain and Behavior

Christina enviously watches her tennis rival practice. She admires Sarina's control of the racket and finely coordinated movement. Having just covered the section on the brain in her psychology class, Christina states that Sarina must have a highly developed

Hormones secreted during times of high emotion decrease memory formation.

According to ________, the repeated activation of synapses between two neurons strengthens the connection between them.

A healthy 75-year-old brain has just as many neurons as it did when it was a healthy 25-year-old brain.

Megan has experienced what appears to be a seizure. So, the doctor affixes electrodes to Megan's scalp to obtain a recording of her brain waves and determine whether her brain waves are showing a seizure pattern. The doctor is using a technique known as a(n) __________.

Studies in which patients underwent cognitive behavioral therapy for phobias produced improvements in their behaviors and also changed the patients' brain activity.

If a PET scan was done of your brain while you listened to your favorite song, your primary auditory area would be the first to light up, followed by association areas in your __________ lobes.

By altering metabolism, which gland can have a sizable effect on personality with overactivity of this gland causing excitability and nervousness and underactivity of this gland causing lethargy and sleepiness?

By detecting the subatomic particles emitted by weakly radioactive glucose as it is consumed by the brain, researchers can obtain detailed images of activity both near the surface and below the surface of the brain. This technique is called a(n)

A device that detects, amplifies, and records electrical activity in the brain is called

Regarding brain cells regeneration and repair, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Having a deficiency in serotonin can lead to

In most people, the left hemisphere of the brain controls the use of

The part of the forebrain that serves as a crossroads that connects many areas of the brain as well as being the master control center for emotions and many basic motives is the __________.

You have just touched a hot stove. Describe the sequence of events that occurred within your nervous system from the point you touched the hot stove with your hand to the point you jerked your hand away from the stove. Your answer should include the name of this simple network, the types of neurons involved at each step in the sequence, and why this action would be considered a "no-brainer."

Many techniques have been developed to help identify specific brain structures and the functions they control. These research techniques are part of the basic research strategy known as

Regarding the use of brain stimulation research, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Hunger, thirst, sleep, attention, sex, breathing, and many other vital functions are controlled by parts of the

In situations in which true danger exists, such as in military combat, the rapid response of which part of the limbic system may aid survival?

In humans, the right side of the brain mainly controls which part of the body?