Exam 2: A: Brain and Behavior

Mary and John are both in their 30s,while Frank is in his 60s.All three are listening to a speech pathologist pronounce words.Research shows that listening to these words may occur in both sides of the brain for

Regrowth of a damaged nerve cell is most likely when

Damage to the frontal lobe may affect all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following carry information from the senses to the brain,activate muscles and glands,and form vast networks that produce intelligence and consciousness?

Martina has what appears to be a seizure.To verify whether Martina has epilepsy,her doctor affixes small disk-shaped mental plates to Martina's scalp in order to obtain a recording of her brain waves.What technique is being utilized?

An extremely thin glass tube filled with a salty fluid with its tip being small enough to detect the electrical activity of a single neuron would be referred to as a

The voluntary command Steve uses to raise his hand in class would be controlled by the __________ nervous system.

The soma is the part of the nerve cell that

Research using PET scans of human brains indicates that

Which gland is considered the master gland and regulates the functioning of the other glands?

Once information is received at the dendrites,it next flows into the

Saltatory conduction refers to

In a study of persons with similar IQs,men's white matter was concentrated mostly in the __________ lobes.

When a part of the body is very sensitive to touch or pain,this body part will be associated with a larger area on which part of the cortex?

Zelda is experiencing more and more blind spots in her vision as her inoperable brain tumor increases.The brain tumor would be in her __________ lobe.

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

Neurons are tiny cells that

People with facial agnosia cannot

Dave has just had some medical tests conducted.One of the tests recorded Dave's brain waves on a moving sheet of paper.Dave was probably given the

At age 33,Kate Adamson had a stroke that resulted in a locked-in syndrome,in which one moment she is fine and the next totally paralyzed and barely able to breathe.The stroke had damaged which part of Kate Adamson's brain?