Free Printable Brain Plasticity

1.

Adults do not make good patients for brain surgery because

a)

Adult brains are not able to repair themselves as quickly

b)

Children's brains are not able to repair themselves as quickly

c)

Adult brains repair themselves more quickly than children's brains.

d)

All of the above.

2.

The last brain area to reach maturity tends to be the

a)

motor cortex

b)

sensory cortex

c)

cerebral cortex

d)

prefrontal cortex

3.

________ is formation of the fatty later encasing the axons.

a)

Synaptogenesis

b)

Plasticity

c)

Myelination

d)

Axon formation

4.

What is the name of the process of creating new synapses that happens very quickly in the first couple of years after birth

a)

Synaptic pruning

b)

Synaptomiosis

c)

Myelinization

d)

Synaptogenesis

5.

Each burst of synaptogenesis is followed by which of

the following processes?

a)

Degeneration

b)

Loss of axons

c)

Pruning

d)

Formation of dendrites

6.

Your brain has the ability to change in response to

experience. This ability is known as

a)

flexibility

b)

plasticity

c)

responsiveness

d)

reactivity

7.

What is the name of the sheath around the axons that serves as insulation and speeds neural transmissions

a)

Fontanel

b)

Glial fiber

c)

Myelin

d)

Dendrite

8.

When do scientists believe the brain fully develops

a)

In the teens

b)

In the 20s

c)

In the 30s

d)

Never

9.

Adolescents show the following

a)

Poor planning/ initiation/lack of insight into consequences

b)

Risk taking behaviors/ Susceptible to peer pressure

c)

Difficulty monitoring and inhibiting emotions

d)

All of the above

10.

The reason that adolescents may have difficulty with executive functions, planning, inhibition, risk taking, emotionality, and peer relationships is due to

a)

Underdeveloped Pre Frontal cortex

b)

Underdeveloped Frontal lobe

c)

Environment and Peer pressure

d)

Parental demands and expectations

11.

Social media can be as addictive to the adolescent brain as drugs and alcohol

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Other parts of the brain, like the walnut-shaped amygdala that sits deep in the brain, appear to be fully mature much earlier and more developed by adolescence.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is thought to play a role in emotion, aggression, and instinctual, almost reflexive responses.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The brain system that plays a central role in emotional response:

a)

prefrontal cortex

b)

limbic system

c)

frontal lobes

d)

myelin

15.

The cerebral cortex is mainly made up of

a)

white matter

b)

grey matter

c)

neuronal bodies

d)

lymphocytes

16.

Which of the following statements concerning plasticity in the brain is FALSE?

a)

Damage to one area of brain tissue may result in changes in other areas of the brain that compensate for the damage

b)

Experience can change the features of brain structures

c)

Older brains show more plasticity than younger brains

d)

Even adult brains are able to form additional neurons

17.

Grey matter is

a)

myelinated

b)

unmyelinated

18.

White matter is

a)

myelinated

b)

unmyelinated

19.

Areas first to develop in the brain are

a)

Motor areas

b)

Sensory areas

c)

areas responsible for vital functions

d)

pre frontal cortex

20.

Developmental plasticity

a)

occurs as a result of environmental stimulation

b)

whether you want it to or not

c)

at a set time, the environment is not necessary

d)

At the same rate throughout ones life

21.

forming new neurons

a)

plasticity

b)

neurogenesis

22.

A severed corpus callosum:

a)

lateralization

b)

neurogenesis

c)

brain specialisation

d)

hemispherectomy

23.

switch board operator in the brain for all senses except smell

a)

amydala

b)

thalamus

c)

frontal lobe

d)

hypothalamus

24.

brains ability to recover

a)

plasticity

b)

neurogenesis

25.

Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Occipital Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

26.

Damage to the cerebellum would most affect the career of

a)

an architect

b)

a teacher

c)

an athlete

d)

a librarian

27.

Damage to the medulla would most likely result in

a)

impaired planning abilities

b)

death

c)

a coma

d)

blindness

28.

Damage to the prefrontal cortex would most likely result in

a)

diminished planning abilities

b)

death

c)

blindess

d)

coma

29.

The amygdala, the hypothalamus and the hippocampus are a part of

a)

limbic system

b)

cerebral cortex

c)

hindbrain

d)

forebrain

30.

The right brain does NOT perform

a)

the reading of facial expressions

b)

mental rotation of objects

c)

arithmetic

d)

creative artistic tasks

31.

A person has a stroke in her occipital lobe. What might happen to her?

a)

reduced planning abilities

b)

deafness

c)

coma

d)

blindness

32.

Damage to the prefrontal cortex might result in

a)

reduced planning abilities

b)

blindness

c)

impaired balance and muscle coordination

d)

deafness

33.

A tumor on the temporal lobe would most affect the career of

a)

an architect

b)

a musician

c)

a professor

d)

a researcher

34.

The ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damaged

a)

Neurogenesis

b)

Brain Plasticity

c)

Somatic Regeneration

d)

Stem Cell Lesions

35.

The split-brain procedure involves the cutting of this

a)

Cerebral Cortex

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Corpus Callosum

d)

Caudate Nucleus

36.

Hemisphere that is associated with Verbal and Mathematical abilities

a)

Left Hemisphere

b)

Right Hemisphere

37.

Brain hemisphere associated with spatial abilities and recognizing others faces

a)

Left Hemisphere

b)

Right Hemisphere

38.

Controls arousal (sleepiness and awakefulness)

a)

Reticular Formation

b)

Thalamus

c)

Amygdala

d)

Medulla

39.

Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements

a)

Thalamus

b)

Reticular Formation

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Cerebellum

40.

Damage this and you won't form new memories

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Amygdala

d)

Thalamus

41.

Controls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response, and fornicating

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Amygdala

c)

Reticular Formation

d)

Hypothalamus

42.

Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information

a)

Forebrain

b)

Cerebral Cortex

c)

Corpus Callosum

d)

Cerebellum

43.

A person has difficulty speaking possibly due to a stroke.

a)

Broca's Aphasia

b)

Wernicke's Aphasia

c)

Visual Agnosia

d)

Neglect Syndrome

44.

If a person has a brain tumor that results in a disruption of his/her eating behavior, which of the following areas is the most likely location of the tumor?

a)

hypothalamus

b)

amygdala

c)

hippocampus

d)

med

45.

Imagine that you have stumbled across a secret laboratory where an evil scientist is conducting unauthorized brain research. By altering brain structures, he has created superheroes who have specialized powers or abilities. One of these superheroes is absolutely fearless and willing to undertake extremely dangerous missions. In this case, the brain structure that the scientist MOST likely altered would be

a)

medulla

b)

cerebellum

c)

midbrain

d)

amygdala

46.

The EEG monitors

a)

injuries in the brain

b)

functioning of the hypothalamus

c)

electrical activity of the endocrine system

d)

electrical activity in the brain

47.

The part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic processes of life is known as the

a)

forebrain

b)

midbrain

c)

hindbrain

d)

insane in the membrane

48.

Receives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processing

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Reticular Formation

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Thalamus

49.

A participant in a study of art perception

listens to music with electrodes attached to his

scalp while data are collected on the activity of

his brain. This technique is called

a)

electroencephalography (EEG)

b)

computed tomography (CT)

c)

positron-emission tomography (PET)

d)

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

50.

Difficulty in typing smoothly on a keyboard

would most likely result from damage to the

a)

amygdala

b)

hippocampus

c)

cerebellum

d)

pituitary gland

51.

Which of the following would most likely result from an injury to the medulla?

a)

problems with planning and judgement

b)

visual problems

c)

antereograde amnesia that destroys previously

established memories

d)

A life-threatening disruption of heartbeat and

breathing

52.

Significant damage to which of the following parts of the brain will most likely cause a person to fall into a deep coma from which the person will be unable to awaken?

a)

hypothalamus

b)

frontal lobe

c)

reticular formation

d)

thalamuus

53.

When people consume large amounts of alcohol, they are often unable to recall what they did and said while they were drinking. This occurs because alcohol interferes with the brain’s ability to form new memories in the

a)

reticular formation

b)

occipital lobe

c)

thalamus

d)

hippocampus

54.

Electrically stimulating a mouse's amygdala would

most likely produce which of the following?

a)

calmness

b)

a coma

c)

memory loss

d)

fear and aggression

55.

If you can't feel pain in the LEFT arm, there is most likely damage to what area of the brain?

a)

left parietal lobe

b)

right parietal lobe

c)

left frontal lobe

d)

right occipital lobe

56.

Blindness could result from damage to which cortex and lobe of the brain?

a)

visual cortex in the frontal lobe?

b)

visual cortex in the occipital lobe

c)

sensory cortex in the parietal lobe

d)

cerebral cortex in the occipital lobe

57.

Paralysis in the left leg can be explained by a problem in the

a)

motor cortex in the frontal lobe in the left hemisphere

b)

motor cortex in the frontal lobe in the right hemisphere

c)

Sensorimotor cortex in the temporal lobe in the left hemisphere

d)

motor cortex in the occipital lobe in the right hemisphere

58.

If an individual has lost the ability to feel pain in the left arm, there is most likely damage to what area of the brain?

a)

Left occipital lobe

b)

left parietal lobe

c)

right frontal lobe

d)

right parietal lobe

59.

Significant damage to which of the following parts of the brain will most likely cause a person to fall into a deep coma from which the person will be unable to awaken?

a)

hypothalamus

b)

thalamus

c)

reticular formation

d)

medulla

60.

Electrically stimulating the amygdala would likely produce which of the following?

a)

calmness

b)

fear

c)

loss of balance

d)

better vision

61.

What is hemispheric lateralisation?

a)

An explanation for why patients suffer with epilepsy

b)

The idea that one side of the brain has a specific psychological and physical function.

c)

A thick band of nerve fibres which divide the 2 hemispheres

d)

The idea that different lobes within the brain have specific functions.

62.

What does a severed corpus collosum prevent?

a)

The 4 lobes of the brain communicating

b)

The two hemispheres communicating

c)

Electrical impulses transferring from one side of the brain to the other.

d)

Epileptic seizures

63.

In condition 1, a word was flashed to the right visual field. What were the results?

a)

It was processed by the left hemisphere and the patient drew the word.

b)

It was processed by the right hemisphere and the patient said the word.

c)

It was processed by the left hemisphere and the patient said the word because language is in the left hemisphere.

d)

It was processed by the right hemisphere and the patient drew the word.

64.

In condition 2 a word was flashed to the left visual field. What were the results?

a)

Processed by the left hemisphere and the patient said the word.

b)

Processed by the right hemisphere and the patient said the word

c)

Processed by the left hemisphere and the patient selected the object

d)

Processed by the right hemisphere and the patient could select the object as touch is processed by the right hemisphere

65.

In condition 3 the word key was flashed to the left visual field and ring to the right visual field. What were the findings?

a)

Both key and ring were said

b)

Key was drawn and ring was said

c)

ring was drawn and key was said

d)

they said keyring

66.

This is the process in which neural pathways not used often are eliminated.

a)

Synaptic Pruning

b)

Myelination

c)

Limbic System

d)

Prefrontal Cortex

67.

Your brain has the ability to change in response to

experience. This ability is known as

a)

flexibility

b)

plasticity

c)

responsiveness

d)

reactivity

68.

Timmy had a traumatic brain injury which damaged his frontal lobe, including the Broca's area. This impacted his ability to speak, meaning that he could only produce a few words of speech at a time, instead of whole sentences. This meant he was not able to communicate with people as easily or as efficiently. His friends noticed that he became more caring and friendly and empathetic than he used to be.

Which of the following would be a biological change in this case?

a)

Not being able to hear

b)

Damage to the frontal lobe

c)

Not being able to communicate with others as easily

d)

Changes to his personality

69.

Timmy had a traumatic brain injury which damaged his frontal lobe, including the Broca's area. This impacted his ability to speak, meaning that he could only produce a few words of speech at a time, instead of whole sentences. This meant he was not able to communicate with people as easily or as efficiently. His friends noticed that he became more caring and friendly and empathetic than he used to be.

Which of the following would promote adaptive plasticity in the brain?

a)

Having Timmy write down his responses to others rather than speaking them.

b)

Having Timmy not use his voice at all.

c)

Having Timmy use his phone to talk out his responses to other people.

d)

Speech therapy, in which Timmy is continually promoted to talk.

70.

Timmy had a traumatic brain injury which damaged his frontal lobe, including the Broca's area. This impacted his ability to speak, meaning that he could only produce a few words of speech at a time, instead of whole sentences. This meant he was not able to communicate with people as easily or as efficiently. His friends noticed that he became more caring and friendly and empathetic than he used to be.

Which of the following would be a psychological change in this case?

a)

Not being able to hear

b)

Damage to the frontal lobe

c)

Not being able to communicate with others as easily

d)

Changes to his personality

71.

Timmy had a traumatic brain injury which damaged his frontal lobe, including the Broca's area. This impacted his ability to speak, meaning that he could only produce a few words of speech at a time, instead of whole sentences. This meant he was not able to communicate with people as easily or as efficiently. His friends noticed that he became more caring and friendly and empathetic than he used to be.

Which of the following would be a social change in this case?

a)

Not being able to hear

b)

Damage to the frontal lobe

c)

Not being able to communicate with others as easily

d)

Changes to his personality

72.

Spatial neglect affects a persons:

a)

Attention

b)

Vision

c)

Hearing

d)

Processing

73.

Adaptive plasticity is best described as:

a)

Ability of the brain to compensate for lost function and/or maximise remaining functions in the event of injury.

b)

The ability of the brain to change in response to experience.

c)

The functions of rerouting and sprouting.

d)

One area of the brain taking over another

74.

The neural mechanism of rerouting is:

a)

The growth of additional branches on dendrites to make new connections

b)

Ability of the brain to compensate for lost function and/or maximise remaining functions in the event of injury.

c)

An undamaged neuron that has lost connection due to surrounding damage making a new connection with another neuron

d)

Functions that were assigned to certain areas of the brain can be reassigned to other undamaged areas

75.

The neural mechanism of sprouting is:

a)

The growth of additional branches on dendrites to make new connections

b)

Ability of the brain to compensate for lost function and/or maximise remaining functions in the event of injury.

c)

An undamaged neuron that has lost connection due to surrounding damage making a new connection with another neuron

d)

Functions that were assigned to certain areas of the brain can be reassigned to other undamaged areas

76.

The neural mechanisms which underlie adaptive plasticity are:

a)

One part of the brain taking over the function of another

b)

Change in the neurons structure and function

c)

The brain compensating for damage

d)

Rerouting and sprouting

77.

Parkinson's disease occurs due to:

a)

Damage to motor neurons

b)

Deterioration of the substantia nigra which produces dopamine

c)

Damage to the primary motor cortex

d)

Damage to the midbrain

78.

Which of the following symptoms would lead to a diagnosis of Parkinson disease?

a)

Tremor

b)

Rigidity

c)

Postural instability

d)

All of the above

79.

What causes Parkinson's?

a)

Sensory neuron death

b)

Motor neurons apathy

c)

Decreased acetylcholine

d)

Loss of dopamine producing cells

80.

Who is the famous actor who funded a a well-known foundation to find a cure for Parkinson's disease?

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Michael Jordan

c)

Michael J. Fox

d)

Muhammad Ali

81.

What is Parkinson's disease?

a)

a neurodegenerative disorder that affects predominantly dopamine-producing neurons in a specific area of the brain

b)

a hereditary disease marked by degeneration of the brain cells and causing chorea and progressive dementia.

c)

chromosomal condition that is associated with intellectual disability, a characteristic facial appearance, and weak muscle tone (hypotonia) in infancy. All affected individuals experience cognitive delays, but the intellectual disability is usually mild to moderate.

d)

a disease that makes you sad

82.

The clusters of nerve cells located in the fore brain whose function is to regulate motor control:

a)

Amygdala

b)

Basal ganglia

c)

Thalamus

d)

Broca's area

83.

A mid brain structure composed of nerve cells that produce dopamine:

a)

Basal ganglia

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Substantia nigra

d)

Limbic system

84.

A mid brain structure composed of white and grey matter that contributes to the production of smooth, purposeful muscle movement:

a)

Corpus striatum

b)

Basal ganglia

c)

Substantia nigra

d)

Amygdala

85.

Neurotransmitter associated with feelings of pleasure, and is associated with smooth, coordinated movement:

a)

Seratonin

b)

Dopamine

c)

GABA

d)

Adrenalin

86.

Slowness of movement and gradual loss of spontaneous and voluntary movement:

a)

Bodykinesia

b)

Antikinesia

c)

Bradykinesia

d)

Dyskinesia

87.

When there is less Dopamine being produced, this causes the nerve cells of the corpus striatum to:

a)

Fire out of control

b)

Shut down

c)

Not fire quickly enough

d)

Fire in a stop start motion

88.

Parkinson's disease is a:

a)

Chronic, progressive and curable neurological disorder.

b)

Chronic, progressive and incurable neurological disorder.

c)

Temporary, progressive and curable brain disorder.

d)

Temporary, progressive and incurable neurological disorder.

89.

A layer of tightly packed cells that make up the walls of brain capillaries and prevent potentially harmful substances in the blood from diffusing freely in to the brain.

a)

Brain-blood defence

b)

Brain defensive system

c)

Brain, capillary, blood defensive system

d)

Blood-brain barrier

90.

The Limbic System is a cluster of brain structures (including hypothalamus, amygdala) involved in:

a)

Physiological emotional responses

b)

Regulating memories

c)

Personality and emotion

d)

Physiological physical responses

91.

In the Limbic system, the Amygdala is almost exclusively concerned with emotion, especially the emotion of:

a)

Happiness

b)

Fear

c)

Anger

d)

Pleasure

92.

The tendency to ignore the left or right side of one's body or left or right visual space is called:

a)

Visual neglect

b)

Left side right side visual neglect

c)

Attention neglect

d)

Spatial neglect

93.

The tendency to ignore the left or right side of one's body or left or right visual space is usually caused by damage to:

a)

Left parietal lobe

b)

Right parietal lobe

c)

Left Temporal lobe

d)

Right temporal lobe

94.

The change in neural connections within the brain that occurs as a result of maturation is referred to as:

a)

shaping

b)

myelination

c)

adaptive plasticity

d)

developmental plasticity

95.

During learning, the dendrites of some nerve cells will:

a)

release neurotransmitters into the synaptic gap

b)

receive neurotransmitters across the synaptic gap

c)

transmit impulses towards the synapses with other neurons

d)

integrate and process incoming information from other connecting neurons

96.

Research indicates that the brain area that is involved in enabling intense, emotionally significant experiences to be well remembered is the:

a)

amygdyla

b)

visual cortex

c)

corpus callosum

d)

somato-sensory cortex

97.

A neuro-scientist who is studying the effects of learning on the structure of an infant's brain is most likely to observe:

a)

sprouting and pruning of synapses

b)

a decrease in the total weight of the brain

c)

a decrease in the overall number of neurons

d)

pruning of dendritic branches of neurons in the frontal lobe

98.

Brain plasticity:

a)

occurs only in people recovering from serious brain injury

b)

is a typical feature of childhood and does not occur in adult brains

c)

is evident in equal degrees in both a child's brain and an adult's brain

d)

may be more evident in some areas of the brain than in other areas of the brain

99.

As a result of learning and new experiences, the brain modifies its neural pathways by:

a)

increasing the number of neurons

b)

decreasing the number of neurons

c)

changing the structure of the axons within neurons

d)

changing the strength of the synaptic connections between neurons

100.

The brain's ability to reorganise neural pathways in response to new experiences is known as:

a)

adaptive plasticity, which occurs only in people with head injuries

b)

adaptive plasticity, which occurs throughout a person's life

c)

adaptive plasticity, which occurs only in early childhood

d)

developmental plasticity, which occurs only in early childhood

Brain Plasticity

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