Exam 3: Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

Invertebrates have a more hierarchically structured central nervous system than vertebrates.

Both the mother and the father contribute equally in determining the sex of their offspring.

During an action potential, the inside of the cell becomes more positive relative to the outside.

One function of the sympathetic nervous system is to dilate the pupils.

Fraternal twins, parents and their children, and siblings share the same degree of relatedness.

Recent research has determined that intelligence is mostly determined by genetics.

EEGs are commonly used to study differences in brain activity during the various stages of sleep.

Neurotransmitters will remain in the synapse until they bind to a receptor on a postsynaptic neuron.

The body of the cell containing its nucleus is termed the axon.

With respect to most human behaviors, heritability coefficients usually are low (< .10).

The split-brain procedure involves severing the corpus callosum.