Exam 3: Neuroscience

Who coined the term "survival of the fittest"?

How can you tell if a trait has evolved due to homologous evolution or analogous evolution?

List key structures of the brain and describe their relationships to our behaviour.

Within the thalamus,the lateral geniculate nucleus is to the medial geniculate nucleus as ___ is to ___.

Which of the following statements best captures the role of the hippocampus in episodic memory on the one hand,and spatial memory on the other?

Following a stroke,Everett shakes uncontrollably and CANNOT produce fluid movements.Which of the following medical residents is correct in localizing Everett's brain damage?

Able was in a skiing accident and injured his spinal cord.Unfortunately,the doctors had to tell him that he won't walk again.He decides to do his own research into possible treatment for spinal cord injuries,and finds one new area of research that looks very promising.What did Able learn on his own?

Describe the location and function of the prefrontal cortex.

What is the relationship between brain size and intelligence?

In evolutionary terms,'fitness' refers to

Eli was sewing on a button and accidentally stabbed himself with the needle.He noticed that he was pulling his finger away from the needle even before he had a chance to say 'ouch',and secretly,he believes that it is because he has superior reaction times.Is Eli's reaction so unusual?

Several neuron groups form the ___ which is important for sleep and wakefulness.

Lucien has suffered a brain injury and did a great deal of damage to his motor cortex to the point where he was unable to voluntarily move his body.Although his motor cortex NEVER recovered,he did regain some ability to control his body movements,and imaging studies revealed that regions of the parietal lobe were now activated with voluntary movement.Lucien's story is an example of

Tomek is a split-brain patient who is staring at a fixation point in the middle of a screen.Suddenly,an apple is flashed on the left side of the screen and a hairbrush is flashed on the right.Tomek is then presented with a tray containing an apple,a hairbrush,a comb,and an orange.If he is asked to point to the object he saw,what is he likely to do?

Which of the following best describes the effect that split brain surgery has on patients in their everyday lives?

The Greek prefix hypo- means

What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

Why do split-brain patients NOT exhibit any signs of their surgery in their daily lives?

Imagine that scientists have discovered the Abominable Snowman living in the northern Rocky Mountains.They learn that this rare creature can see in the dark,just like an owl.Since further DNA testing revealed that the snowman creature and an owl have no common ancestor,the evolution of their visual abilities would be the result of

What function is the most lateralized?