Exam 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

Claude has suffered many head injuries during his long professional ice hockey career. As a result, he may now be suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). According to the In Focus box in Chapter 2, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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

PET scans of runners' brains conclusively demonstrate that endorphins circulating in the blood do not affect the brain and thus do not cause the "runner's high."

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

_____ is a condition in which brain damage causes the loss of the ability to speak, write, or understand spoke50or written language.

The heightened physical arousal that characterizes the fight-or-flight response involves the _____ branch of the nervous system.

The most common, and mildest, type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Tracy, a split-brain patient, is seated in front of a screen. As she focuses on the middle of the screen, the image of a fork is briefly flashed on the RIGHT side of the screen and directed to her left hemisphere. Tracy will:

One of the Focus on Neuroscience sections in the text describes a study in which German neuroscientists studied people who learned to juggle. One of the findings of the study was that:

_____ are involved in brain development and the communication of information among neurons.

The human brain contains approximately 100 billion neurons and about ten times as many glial cells.

Miguel jogs about five miles a day. At roughly the three-mile point, Miguel usually experiences a rush of positive feelings due to _____ levels of _____.

Stress, exercise, and environmental complexity have been shown to affect the rate of _____ in the brains of monkeys, rodents, and birds.

Your nephew's eyes suddenly light up and he reaches out, executes a double-jump of your checker pieces, then smiles at you triumphantly. The brain signals for these voluntary actions originate in the _____ of your nephew's brain.

Which letter points to the structure connecting the two cerebral hemispheres?

Many brain functions involve the activation of _____ that link different brain regions.

Thomas was distracted as he was cooking, and he inadvertently touched a very hot dish. Instantaneously, he jerked his hand back, a reflexive action that was processed:

This graph shows the changing electrical charge of a neuron when it activates. Of the choices given, which correctly labels the different phases depicted in the graph?

When a neuron is in the resting state, it is polarized so that the axon's interior is more positively charged than the exterior fluid surrounding the axon.

This drawing shows the typical structures found on a neuron. Of the choices below, which correctly labels the structures in the drawing?