Neuroscience Quiz

What is prosopagnosia?

• Inability to recognize faces

• Inability to perceive motion

• Changes in emotional responses

• Inability to speak

What does Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) do?

• Removes a brain area

• Applies a strong magnetic field to a portion of the scalp

• Damages brain structures

• Measures brain size

What is the practice of relating skull shape to personality traits and intelligence called?

• Ablation

• Lesion

• Phrenology

• Stereotaxic Instrument

Which of the following is particularly correlated with IQ?

• Brain size

• Amount of grey matter

• Skull shape

• Brain-to-body ratio

What does research say about the correlation between brain size and intelligence?

• There is a strong correlation

• There is no direct correlation

• Brain size is the only factor

• Larger brains always mean higher intelligence

Which of the following is NOT an effect of brain damage?

• Inability to recognize faces

• Enhanced memory function

• Inability to perceive motion

• Changes in emotional responses

What is the term for the removal of a brain area?

• Lesion

• Ablation

• Neurogenesis

• Pruning

Which instrument is used to create targeted brain damage in research?

• EEG

• MRI

• Stereotaxic instrument

• PET scan

What is the primary purpose of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)?

• Permanently disable neurons

• Stimulate brain activity

• Measure brain waves

• Visualize brain structures

What was phrenology?

• The study of electrical activity in the brain

• The belief that skull shape determines personality

• A method for measuring neurotransmitter levels

• The first use of MRI technology