Exam 4: Exstintion: The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

"I'm glad I spent time studying for this exam." When you say this to yourself,who is the "I" that is glad about this decision? We have a sense of being a conscious "self" but we also know that consciousness arises from the brain.Where in the brain is the sense of self? How have individuals answered this question? How did you react when you read about this issue?

Neurons are often called the "building blocks of the nervous system." Explain why the authors state that neurons are more like snowflakes in structure than they are like building blocks.

The medulla is responsible for breathing and heart rate.

The _______________ receives,processes,interprets,and stores incoming sensory information and also sends out messages destined for muscles,glands,and internal organs.

Neurotransmitters make it possible for:

Throughout life,axons and dendrites continue to grow,and tiny projections on dendrites,called _______________ increase in size and number.

Biological researchers have shown that women are "right-brained" and men are "left-brained."

Define neurogenesis and explain why this process turned conventional wisdom regarding the brain "upside down."

In the peripheral nervous system,_______________ carry orders from the central nervous system to muscles and glands.

The parietal lobes contain the somatosensory cortex,which receives information about pressure,pain,touch,and temperature from all over the body.

The temporal lobes are at the top of the brain.

A chemical substance that is released by a transmitting neuron at the synapse and that alters the activity of a receiving neuron is called a/an:

Which of the following illustrates the controversy about the exact details of the sad case of Phineas Gage?

Marika is making a chart to serve as a study aid for her upcoming psychology quiz.She makes a list of different types of nervous system chemicals and their functions.She writes that the function of endorphins is to:

The _______________ looks like the branches of a tree,in fact,the meaning of this word in Greek is "little tree."

The _______________ looks like a string of link sausages.

Action potentials result from:

The nervous system is divided into two main parts:

Cameron touches a hot iron and immediately pulls his hand away.His quick response occurs because:

Many neuroscientists suspect that glial cells carry chemical signals between parts of the nervous system.