3B Biological Bases of Behavior: The Brain

Surgical destruction of brain tissue is called a(n)

• endorphin

• EEG

• Lesion

• MRI

• Synapse

To identify which specific brain areas are most active during a particular mental task, researchers would be most likely to make use of a(n)

• fMRI

• hemispherectomy

• ACh agonist

• brain lesion

• MRI

Your life would be most immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the

• amygdala

• hippocampus

• angular gyrus

• corpus callosum

• medulla

Which brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell?

• hippocampus

• amygdala

• pons

• thalamus

• medulla

After Kato's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. Kato is most likely to have difficulty

• experiencing intense emotions.

• reading printed words.

• understanding what others are saying.

• tasting the flavors of foods.

• playing his guitar.

Which of the following is the component of the limbic system that plays an essential role in the processing of new memories?

• hypothalamus

• thalamus

• hippocampus

• medulla

• cerebellum

To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, a neuroscientist should electrically stimulate the rat's

• reticular formation.

• cerebellum.

• medulla

• amygdala

• thalamus

Olds and Milner located reward centers in the brain structure known as the

• sensory cortex

• hypothalamus

• cerebellum

• medulla

• amygdala

One function of the glial cells is to

• control heartbeat

• mimic the effects of neurotransmitters

• provide nutrients to interneurons

• stimulate the production of hormones.

• control the muscle movements involved in speech.

The occipital lobes are to _____ as the temporal lobes are to _____.

• hearing; sensing movement

• seeing; sensing touch

• sensing pleasure; sensing pain

• seeing; hearing

• speaking; hearing