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Question 201

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According to the Critical Thinking box, "'His' and 'Her'Brains?" which of the following is FALSE?

A) Men's brains tend to be larger than women's brains.
B) In general, men's brains are more symmetrical than women's brains.
C) Women have a higher proportion of gray matter to white matter in their brains than men.
D) Women display greater cortical complexity than men.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A German neurologist named _____ identified an area on the left temporal lobe that, when damaged, disrupted the ability to understand written or spoken language.

A) Paul Broca
B) Karl Wernicke
C) Roger Sperry
D) Franz Gall

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells form the _____, which is afatty covering that is wrapped around the axons of some neurons.

Nerves are made up of:

During the process of reuptake, glial cells absorb unused neurotransmitters and then transfer the neurotransmitters to the appropriate neuron.

When neurotransmitters communicate an excitatory message tothe postsynaptic neuron:

Parkinson's disease is caused by the degeneration of neuronsthat produce:

Which of the following neurotransmitters is implicated inAlzheimer's disease?

As you wait in line at the airport, the guy behind you is standing so close that his briefcase is pushing against your leg.The sensation of the briefcase touching and pushing against you is being processed in your:

The corpus callosum is an important midbrain structure that contains many dopamine-producing neurons.

The involvement of the brain's opioid system in "runner's high" suggests one possible explanation for why endurance athletes enter a meditative state during long training sessions.

Roger Sperry's split-brain research in the twentieth century illustrated the independent functions of the two hemispheres.

Much of the cerebral cortex consists of three large association areas that process and integrate sensory and motor information.

Which letter points to the brain structure that controls vital life functions, such as breathing, heartbeat, and digestion?

When the doctors tried to determine what was causing Jorge'sspeech disturbances, muscle weakness, and loss of coordination, they finally diagnosed the problem as multiplesclerosis. Because he had carefully studied Chapter 2 in hispsychology text, Jorge knew that multiple sclerosis is caused by excessive levels of the neurotransmitter called dopamine.

A mentally stimulating, intellectually challenging environment is associated with enhanced cognitive functioning.

Glial cells provide structural support and nutrition for neurons and remove waste products.

_____ is to Alzheimer's disease as _____ is to Parkinson's disease.

Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

As you play a Star Trek video game, you track all of the Romulan warships as they fly across the screen, attacking your ship, the U.S.S. Enterprise. In visually tracking the movementson the screen, the _____ plays an important role.