04 Brain Quiz

Following massive damage to his frontal lobes, Phineas Gage was most strikingly debilitated by:

• A. irritability

• B. memory loss

• C. auditory hallucinations

• D. a reward deficiency syndrome

If Dr. Barnes wanted to cause a cat to take on an attack posture, which of the cat’s brain structures should he electrically stimulate?

• A. amygdala

• B. hypothalamus

• C. hippocampus

• D. cerebellum

A split-brain patient’s right hemisphere is presented with a key. How is he most likely to respond?

• A. say the word “key”

• B. select a key from a group of objects presented to his left hand

• C. select a key from a group of objects presented to his right hand

• D. he will not be able to say “key” or to pick out a key from a group of objects with either hand

After suffering an accidental brain injury, Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth and coordinated manner. It is most probable that she has suffered damage to her:

• A. amygdala

• B. angular gyrus

• C. cerebellum

• D. corpus callosum

In which of the following parts of the brain would a lesion most likely result in a disruption in understanding of language?

• A. corpus callosum

• B. amygdala

• C. hypothalamus

• D. Wernicke’s area

Adoptive parents are least likely to influence the ________ of their adopted children.

• A. personality traits

• B. religious beliefs

• C. political attitudes

• D. moral values

You and the President of the United States share __________ of your DNA.

• A. very little

• B. one fourth

• C. half

• D. nearly all

A new superhero emerges on the scene. This superhero is able to stay awake and vigilant for extended amounts of time. He helps the intelligence community by being able to stay in surveillance for extended amounts of time without losing concentration and can always be paying attention to what is happening. A study of this superhero’s brain might show that the ____________ is more advanced and developed than a non-superhero’s.

• A. frontal lobe

• B. amygdala

• C. reticular formation

• D. occipital lobe

You are a neurologist in a large hospital. The wife of a construction worker visits you and describes that her husband has experienced a serious injury to his frontal lobe. She is perplexed by his behavior. Which of the following would you tell her is “normal behavior” for a person with frontal lobe damage?

• A. Not much decline in memory or intelligence

• B. Poor judgment

• C. Irritability and other personality changes

• D. All of these are commonly seen in frontal lobe damage.

Due to an automobile accident, Jenny suffered damage to Broca's area. Jenny is most likely to experience:

• A. auditory hallucinations.

• B. a disruption in speaking.

• C. memory loss.

• D. paralysis of her left limbs.