Bionic Superhumans

A cochlear implant is a

• device implanted in the brain to make you smarter

• device worn around the ear that turn soundwaves into electrical impulses

• bionic ankle

• device that allows people to have super sense of smell

The most obvious bionics are those that replace

• Limbs

• Brains

• Automobiles

• Airplane parts

Scientists at Wake Forest University implanted special brain chips in a set of

• Cats

• Dogs

• Hamsters

• Monkeys

The hippocampus is a

• small, seahorse-shaped part of the brain that is essential in retrieving old memories

• small, seahorse-shaped part of the brain that is essential in forming new memories

• giant hippopotamus that preys on small children and household pets

• small, circular nerve in the ear that processes soundwaves

When researchers implanted a "hippocampus chip" in rats with a damaged hippocampus, they found it improved the rats' ability to

• learn new things

• remember how to get through a maze

• smell cheese from hundreds of miles away

• identify colors

Which of these would a doctor implant through surgery?

• an artificial leg

• a computer chip in the brain

Which of the following is an example of integrity?

• cheating on a test that you forgot to study for

• being honest when no one is watching

Which of the following could called an "enhancement"?

• an old, persistent problem

• a new, better future

The synonym for the word "busy" would be

• idle

• lazy

• active

• cheerful

The antonym for the word "demolish" would be

• ruin

• repair

• destroy

• devastate