Question 1

When your body changes shape (either realistically or artificially) your brain can:

Accepted Answer

A) rewires itself to use resource more efficiently" 
B) redraw its mapping of bodily space" 
C) merge previously separate sensory inputs" 
D) all of the above" 
A) rewires itself to use resource more efficiently" 
B) redraw its mapping of bodily space" 
C) merge previously separate sensory inputs" 
D) all of the above"

Question 2

Your father is trying to teach you the ins and outs of auto maintenance, but your mind is wandering. What might we expect to be happening in your brain?

Accepted Answer

A) there is not a release of acetylcholine, but there is increased plasticity" 
B) there is a release of acetylcholine, and there is not an increase in plasticity" 
C) there is a release of acetylcholine, but there is not an increase in plasticity" 
D) there is not a release of acetylcholine, and there is not increased plasticity" 
A) there is not a release of acetylcholine, but there is increased plasticity" 
B) there is a release of acetylcholine, and there is not an increase in plasticity" 
C) there is a release of acetylcholine, but there is not an increase in plasticity" 
D) there is not a release of acetylcholine, and there is not increased plasticity"

Question 3

A forty-year-old will have little chance of becoming truly proficient in another language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Does all learning require a physical change in the brain? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether all learning req

Question 5

Changes to your body plan lead to massive cortical reorganization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Tonotopic maps represent adjacent:

Accepted Answer

A) amplitudes" 
B) frequencies" 
C) body parts" 
D) locations" 
A) amplitudes" 
B) frequencies" 
C) body parts" 
D) locations"

Question 7

After suffering a stroke that damages the left hemisphere and affects speech, a person could, in theory, regain speaking ability because:

Accepted Answer

A) the left hemisphere heals itself" 
B) language function could be distributed throughout the cortex" 
C) there is a transfer of language to the visual cortex" 
D) there is a transfer of language function to the right hemisphere" 
A) the left hemisphere heals itself" 
B) language function could be distributed throughout the cortex" 
C) there is a transfer of language to the visual cortex" 
D) there is a transfer of language function to the right hemisphere"

Question 8

It is completely normal for some cells in your brain to die.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Adjacent body parts are represented on ___ maps.

Accepted Answer

A) somatotopic 
B) tonotopic 
C) retinotopic 
D) none of the above 
A) somatotopic 
B) tonotopic 
C) retinotopic 
D) none of the above

Question 10

Neurons have to fight for survival.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The process of deafferentation involves:

Accepted Answer

A) losing distinction between left and right" 
B) removing one hemisphere the brain" 
C) severing sensory nerves" 
D) lost of sight from one eye" 
A) losing distinction between left and right" 
B) removing one hemisphere the brain" 
C) severing sensory nerves" 
D) lost of sight from one eye"

Question 12

Aside from phantom limbs, people may experience phantom:

Accepted Answer

A) olfactory sensations" 
B) visual sensations" 
C) auditory sensations" 
D) gustatory sensations" 
A) olfactory sensations" 
B) visual sensations" 
C) auditory sensations" 
D) gustatory sensations"

Question 13

Moving within an ecosystem and being able to absorb local language and culture are possible because of the brain's:

Accepted Answer

A) modularity 
B) efficiency 
C) plasticity 
D) all of the above 
A) modularity 
B) efficiency 
C) plasticity 
D) all of the above

Question 14

Your ____ has the finest sense of touch in the entire body.

Accepted Answer

A) eye lid" 
B) tongue" 
C) thumb" 
D) forefinger" 
A) eye lid" 
B) tongue" 
C) thumb" 
D) forefinger"

Question 15

Research shows that humans come into the world pre-programmed to learn language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Covering the dominant eye of a human during the sensitive period for a time will allow the weaker eye to:

Accepted Answer

A) grow more optic nerves" 
B) nothing will happen to the weaker eye" 
C) lose cortical territory" 
D) acquire cortical territory" 
A) grow more optic nerves" 
B) nothing will happen to the weaker eye" 
C) lose cortical territory" 
D) acquire cortical territory"

Question 17

The brain's plasticity allows it to:

Accepted Answer

A) optimally control any type of body" 
B) move within an ecosystem" 
C) absorb local language and culture" 
D) all of the above" 
A) optimally control any type of body" 
B) move within an ecosystem" 
C) absorb local language and culture" 
D) all of the above"

Question 18

The brain is always reorganizing in order to allocate space efficiently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An animal that changes its territory to an area where it is difficult to hear due to environmental noise would experience a reorganization of the cortex so that:

Accepted Answer

A) the visual and tactile areas could cede territory" 
B) the auditory area could cede territory to visual and tactile areas" 
C) the auditory area could acquire more territory" 
D) none of the above" 
A) the visual and tactile areas could cede territory" 
B) the auditory area could cede territory to visual and tactile areas" 
C) the auditory area could acquire more territory" 
D) none of the above"

Question 20

Necrosis refers to uncontrolled cell death and_____ refers to controlled cell death.

Accepted Answer

A) pruning 
B) mitosis 
C) apoptosis 
D) degradation 
A) pruning 
B) mitosis 
C) apoptosis 
D) degradation

When your body changes shape (either realistically or artificially) your brain can:

Your father is trying to teach you the ins and outs of auto maintenance, but your mind is wandering. What might we expect to be happening in your brain?

A forty-year-old will have little chance of becoming truly proficient in another language.

Does all learning require a physical change in the brain? Why or why not?

Changes to your body plan lead to massive cortical reorganization.

Tonotopic maps represent adjacent:

After suffering a stroke that damages the left hemisphere and affects speech, a person could, in theory, regain speaking ability because:

It is completely normal for some cells in your brain to die.

Adjacent body parts are represented on ___ maps.

Neurons have to fight for survival.

The process of deafferentation involves:

Aside from phantom limbs, people may experience phantom:

Moving within an ecosystem and being able to absorb local language and culture are possible because of the brain's:

Your ____ has the finest sense of touch in the entire body.

Research shows that humans come into the world pre-programmed to learn language.

Covering the dominant eye of a human during the sensitive period for a time will allow the weaker eye to:

The brain's plasticity allows it to:

The brain is always reorganizing in order to allocate space efficiently.

An animal that changes its territory to an area where it is difficult to hear due to environmental noise would experience a reorganization of the cortex so that:

Necrosis refers to uncontrolled cell death and_____ refers to controlled cell death.

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Exam 4: Neuroplasticity

When your body changes shape (either realistically or artificially) your brain can:

Your father is trying to teach you the ins and outs of auto maintenance, but your mind is wandering. What might we expect to be happening in your brain?

A forty-year-old will have little chance of becoming truly proficient in another language.

Does all learning require a physical change in the brain? Why or why not?

Changes to your body plan lead to massive cortical reorganization.

Tonotopic maps represent adjacent:

After suffering a stroke that damages the left hemisphere and affects speech, a person could, in theory, regain speaking ability because:

It is completely normal for some cells in your brain to die.

Adjacent body parts are represented on ___ maps.

Neurons have to fight for survival.

The process of deafferentation involves:

Aside from phantom limbs, people may experience phantom:

Moving within an ecosystem and being able to absorb local language and culture are possible because of the brain's:

Your ____ has the finest sense of touch in the entire body.

Research shows that humans come into the world pre-programmed to learn language.

Covering the dominant eye of a human during the sensitive period for a time will allow the weaker eye to:

The brain's plasticity allows it to:

The brain is always reorganizing in order to allocate space efficiently.

An animal that changes its territory to an area where it is difficult to hear due to environmental noise would experience a reorganization of the cortex so that:

Necrosis refers to uncontrolled cell death and_____ refers to controlled cell death.

Online Practice Questions

The Brain and Nervous System

Neurons and Synapses

Vision

Other Senses

The Motor System

Attention and Consciousness

Memory

Sleep

Language and Lateralization

Decision Making

Emotions

Motivation and Reward

Social Cognition

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Filters