Exam 2: Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

A male child inherits ________ from his father.

The ________ is a brain component that regulates the endocrine system.

The autonomic nervous system has two divisions, called the ________ and the ________.

The area at the back of the temporal lobe that is crucial in the ability to listen, process, and understand what others are saying is ______ area.

The ________ is the basic building block of the nervous system.

When a neuron fires, it fires in a(n) ________ fashion as there is no such thing as "partial" firing.

The ________ of the brain account(s) for two-thirds of the brain's total mass.

Phineas Gage tragically had a tamping iron propelled through his head. Both left and right sides of the prefrontal cortex were severely damaged. As a result of the accident, Phineas Gage

The notion that we use only ____ percent of our brains is false and came about during a time when neuroscientists lacked not only the technology but had not figured out the functions of many coritical areas.

Neural signals travel along a neuron in what order?

________ carry messages away from the brain to the muscles of the body.

Pain-controlling chemicals in the body are called

When you type on a computer keyboard, which division of your nervous system sends the instructions that control your fingers?

________ are fired when an animal performs an action or when the animal observes that same action being performed. For example, an infant will mimic the facial expressions of adults.

The ________ is/are NOT considered to be an endocrine gland.

Behavior consistently found in a species is likely to have a genetic basis that evolved because the behavior has been adaptive. Which of the following human behaviors illustrate this concept?

How does Down syndrome occur and what are the repercussions of the disorder?

Researcher Roger Sperry won a Nobel prize for his research on epilepsy. Sperry cut through the ________ which joins the two hemispheres of the brain.

The overall shape of the human limbic system resembles

________ form the body's two communication systems.