Exploring the Brain: A Quiz on Consciousness and Control

Who is responsible for the statement 'The brain is the biggest mystery in science today'?

• HEATHER BERLIN

• THALIA WHEATLEY

• URI MAOZ

• SUSANA MARTINEZ-CONDE

According to the text, how many neurons is the brain made of?

• More than 70 billion neurons

• Almost 100 billion neurons

• Almost 90 billion neurons

• Over 80 billion neurons

What does Charles Limb suggest about life?

• Life is a series of random events

• Life is predictable

• Life is not scripted

• Life is fully scripted

What phenomenon does Michael Gazzaniga discuss?

• Split-brain surgery

• Neuroplasticity

• Brain wave synchronization

• Cognitive dissonance

What does the prefrontal cortex control?

• Movement and balance

• Deliberate choices and self-awareness

• Sleep and unconsciousness

• Memory and language

What activity does Heather Berlin explore to understand unconscious processes?

• Daydreaming

• Meditation

• Sleepwalking

• Reading

What does Emery Brown study?

• The effects of sleep on memory

• The line that separates being conscious from being unconscious

• The impact of music on brain activity

• The role of the thalamus in sensory processing

What does Bianca Jones Marlin research focus on?

• The impact of traumatic events on future generations

• The development of motor skills in children

• The relationship between brain size and intelligence

• The effects of meditation on brain structure

According to Luke Chang, what emotion might drive cooperative behavior in the Trust Game?

• Greed

• Guilt

• Joy

• Fear

What does Charles Limb's research suggest about creativity?

• It is enhanced by deactivating the prefrontal cortex

• It cannot be studied scientifically

• It is only present in a small fraction of people

• It requires intense focus and conscious control