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

The human body has 43 pairs of peripheral nerves.

Stem cell research is one of the most hotly debated areas of research because scientists prefer working with aborted fetuses and embryos that are a few days old.

As she entered a health food store,Gail noticed a sign recommending an herbal remedy called,"Saint- John's-wort" for the treatment of depression.Explain how this remedy affects the biochemistry of the nervous system.

_______________ occurs when a brief change in electrical voltage takes place between the inside and the outside of an axon when a neuron is stimulated.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main parts of a neuron?

Imagine that you have shrunk to microscopic size and that you are traveling through the brain.As you stand on top of the brain stem and look toward the back part of the brain,you see a structure about the size of a small fist that looks like a "little brain." What structure of the brain have you encountered? What function is associated with this "lesser brain"?

Our textbook likens the shape of the cerebrum to a:

Researchers took photographs of different faces,cut them in two,and pasted different halves together to form composite faces.The reconstructed photographs were flashed quickly to split-brain patients.It was found that the split-brain patients would:

Glutamate functions as:

Receptor sites receive:

Dr.Schwarz is reviewing visually displayed information about brain areas that are active or quiet during an activity.Which method is she most likely to be using?

When a person quickly determines the emotional importance of sensory information in order to decide whether or not to approach a person,the _______________ is responsible for this function.

In general,the _______________ hemisphere is in charge of the left side of the body and the _______________ is in charge of the right side of the body.

It has been proposed that the sense of a unified self occurs because a verbal module in the brain is constantly coming up with theories to explain the actions,moods,and thoughts of the other modules.

Shannon blinks as she steps off the school bus and walks into a gust of wind.This automatic reaction is regulated by the:

A mother is folding laundry when she hears a whimpering and the word "Mommy" coming from her toddler's bedroom.The part of the brain that screens incoming information and arouses her higher centers when her son needs attention is the:

For years the conventional assumption in neuroscience had been that neurons in the central nervous system could neither reproduce nor regenerate.Then as one researcher put it,there was a result that "challenged everything I had read; everything I had learned when I was a student." Explain the startling results of studies that have overthrown the conventional wisdom regarding neuronal regeneration.

The functioning of blood vessels,glands,and internal organs is regulated by the:

The site where a nerve impulse is transmitted from one nerve cell to another is called the:

Which of the following is primarily a function of the right hemisphere?