Exam 2: Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

This cross-sectional drawing of the human brain depicts four structures that are key components of the limbic system. Which brain structure regulates survival behaviors, such as eating, drinking, fear, aggression, and sleep-wake cycles?

Neurons are:

The hippocampus plays a key role in:

On average, each neuron in the brain communicates directly with _____ other neurons.

Your _____ contributes to your ability to appreciate music.

Jake sustained a severe brain injury in a motorcycle accident and was partially paralyzed on the left side of his body. After several months of intensive physical therapy, he gradually regained the use of his left leg and arm. This example BEST illustrates the principle of:

According to your text, there is good evidence to show that neurogenesis takes place in which region(s) of the adult human brain?

The drug called L-dopa:

As you are taking a test, you inadvertently drop your pencil, reach down, pick it up, and put it back on the desk. This voluntary action involved motor signals that were communicated out to your muscles via the _____ nervous system.

This image depicts the left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex. Which area contains the primary auditory cortex and processes auditory information?

The branch of science that is concerned with the study of the nervous system, especially the brain, is called:

In the _____system, information is communicated along nerves.