Question 1

The autonomic nervous system regulates:

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A)  General activity levels in the body and controls smooth muscles and organs
B)  Activity in the spinal cord
C)  The motor neurons that operate the skeletal muscles and the sensory neurons that bring information into the central nervous system
D)  All of the above

Question 2

What is the importance of the ventricles?

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The ventricles are crucial components of...

Question 3

In humans,synaptic construction and reconstruction:

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A)  Begins at birth
B)  Always produces a beneficial outcome for the individual
C)  Is strongly influenced by experience
D)  Is most likely complete by age 65

Question 4

Why is the corpus callosum severed in some people? What have neuroscientists learned about the functions of the right and left hemispheres from studying individuals whose corpus callosum has been cut?

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The corpus callosum is sometimes severed...

Question 5

A typical lissencephalic individual would have major behavioral deficits,but the opening vignette of Karen illustrates that:

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A)  Brain and mind are distinct and separate
B)  Effects of apparently identical brain impairment can vary greatly
C)  Her diagnosis is incorrect
D)  Behavior can be predicted if we can "look inside" the brain

Question 6

Compensation for neural damage by reorganization is most likely to be seen with:

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A)  Language
B)  Motor coordination
C)  Memory
D)  Visual recognition

Question 7

The cerebral hemispheres dominate the primate brain's appearance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The case study of Karen,the lissencephalic individual who was well above average functionally,illustrates our current lack of understanding about:

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A)  Brain development
B)  The relationship between brain structure and function
C)  Brain plasticity
D)  All of the above

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A typical lissencephalic individual would have major behavioral deficits,but the opening vignette of Karen illustrates that:

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The case study of Karen,the lissencephalic individual who was well above average functionally,illustrates our current lack of understanding about:

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A typical lissencephalic individual would have major behavioral deficits,but the opening vignette of Karen illustrates that:

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