The Brain

Breathing and heartbeat are controlled by the

• pons
• parietal lobe
• hippocampus
• medulla

Perception, thinking, and language can operate at conscious, deliberate levels and also at unconscious, automatic levels. This best describes

• cognitive neuroscience
• dual processing
• selective attention
• change blindness

A PET scan best allows researchers to determine:

• the presence of tumors in the brain
• the size of the internal structures of the brain
• the location of strokes
• the functions of various brain regions

Damage to the hippocampus would result in:

• difficulties with balance and coordination
• memory problems
• the false sensation of burning in the parts of the body
• emotional outbursts

Surgical stimulation of the sensory cortex might result in the false sensation of:

• music
• flashes of colored light
• that someone is whispering your name
• that someone is tickling you

Awareness of ourselves and our environment best describes:

• consciousness
• dual processing
• inattention blindness
• cognitive neuroscience

The link between the nervous system and the endocrine system is maintained by the:

• hypothalamus
• temporal lobe
• cerebellum
• motor cortex

A researcher interested in determining the size of a particular area of the brain would be most likely to use a(n)

• lesion
• EEG
• MRI
• fMRI

The support cells that provide nourishment and help the brain in numerous other ways are called:

• interneurons
• glial cells
• endocrine cells
• myelin cells

Which of the following is a task more likely to be accompanied by the right hemisphere of the brain?

• solving a mathematical equation
• reading
• making a brief oral presentation to the class
• recognizing a friends face