GCSE 2022 - Brain and Neuro

Which part of the brain is responsible for processing auditory information?

• The brain stem

• The temporal lobe

• The frontal lobe

• The parietal lobe

The idea that different areas of the brain control different behaviours, is known as...

• Lateralisation of function

• Localisation of function

• Asymetrical functioning

• Corpus callosum

Which area of the brain sends information to the spinal cord?

• The brain stem

• The temporal lobe

• The parietal lobe

• The cerebellum

Neurological damage refers to... (three correct answers)

• The brain being hurt in someway

• Visual agnosia

• Prosopagnosia

• Synaptic transmission

Visual agnosia is...

• The inability to recognises faces

• The inability to see an object

• The inability to identify the colour of an object

• caused by damaged to the parietal and occipital lobes

Phineas Gage...

• Was studied by Damasio

• Was studied by Sperry

• Had damage to his prefrontal cortex

• Had damage to the fusiform face area

The left hemisphere is responsible for...

• The left side of your body

• The right side of your body

• Language

• Spatial awareness

According to some research, females are better at which of the following two...

• Spatial tasks

• Language tasks

• multi-tasking

• Using the right side of the body

The peripheral nervous system includes...

• The brain

• The spinal cord

• The nerves in the rest of our body

• All the nerves in our body

When you stub your toe, the message is first sent...

• From your toe to your brain

• From your brain to your toe

• From your left hemisphere to your right