Exam 2: A: Brain and Behavior

Reduced feelings of pleasure as well as Parkinson's disease have been linked with a deficiency of which neurotransmitter?

Aaron flexes his muscles as he shoots a basketball into the basket.His voluntary use of his muscles is controlled by which nervous system?

Persons are able to read Braille with their fingers because more of which brain part is devoted to the fingers?

Receptor sites for neurotransmitters are found in large numbers

Which of the following is a major function of the primary somatosensory area of the cerebral cortex?

The part of the nervous system that quiets the body after arousal and helps maintain vital functions (like breathing)at moderate levels is the __________ branch.

Which of the following structures is part of the hindbrain?

Chemicals that regulate the activity of other neurons,but do not carry messages directly are called

Muscle tone,body balance,and muscular coordination are regulated by the

A medical student destroys part of a rat's brain so that it later develops a tremendous appetite and continues to eat long after it has acquired ample nutrition.What part of the brain has been damaged?

Which lobes of the brain are associated with higher mental abilities and play a role in one's sense of self?

Successfully negotiating a maze,sculpting pottery,or painting a watercolor is a function of the

The cerebral cortex is divided into two

Severe damage to which of the following parts of the brain would most likely result in death?

The communication between neurons would be described as

The limbic system is responsible for

Which of the following functions is NOT controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

In humans,the left side of the brain mainly controls the __________ of the body.

Which area of the cortex combines and processes information from the senses and contributes to higher mental abilities,such as language?

Coma researcher Steven Laureys and his colleagues used fMRI to reexamine 54 patients previously diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state,or brain dead.Patients were repeatedly asked to imagine swinging a tennis racquet or walking down a familiar street.Five of the patients showed clearly different brain activity to the two tasks despite being unable to communicate with doctors in any other way.These results suggest that not all patients are brain-dead,but instead some may have