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occipital lobes

A PET scan of a patient looking at a photograph of a painting would most likely indicate high levels of activity in which brain structure?

brain plasticity

A person whose hand had been amputated actually felt sensations on his nonexistent fingers when his face was stroked. This best illustrated the consequences of

the underside of the right temporal lobe

A stroke patient can recognize the sound of his wife's voice but cannot recognize her face when she stands next to him. Which brain region has most likely been damaged?

plasticity

After Terry lost a finger in an industrial accident, the area of his sensory input form his adjacent fingers. This best illustrates

association areas

After he suffered a stoke, Mr. Santore's physical coordination skills and responsiveness to sensory stimulation quickly returned to normal. Unfortunately, however, he began to experience unusual difficulty figuring out how to find his way to various locations in his neighborhood. It is most likely that Mr. Santore suffered damage to his

motor cortex

An area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements is called the

A larger area of the sensory cortex is associated with out lips

Our lips are more sensitive than our knees to sensations of touch due to which of the following?

Wernicke's area

Paul is having difficulty understanding what his wife is saying. Which of the following areas is most likely damages?

cerebral cortex

The association areas are located in the

temporal lobes

The auditory hallucinations experienced but people with schizophrenia are most closely linked with the activation of areas in which brain area?

children who have had a cerebral hemisphere surgically removed

The benefits of brain plasticity are most clearly demonstrated in

plasticity

The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain

plasticity

When Melea was a child, a brain disease required the surgical removal of her left cerebral hemisphere. Melea is now a successful high school student who lives a normal life. Her success best illustrates the importance of

Wernicke's area

When asked to describe a picture that showed two boys stealing cookies behind a woman's back, a patient replied, "Mother is away her working her work to get her better, but when she's looking the two boys looking the other part." Which brain region has most likely been damaged?

Broca's area

Which brain area is primarily involved with controlling speech?

Wernicke's area

Which brain area is primarily involved with understanding and producing meaningful speech?

parietal

Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back?

sensory cotex

Which part of your brain receives information that you are moving your legs?

occipital lobes

Which region of the brain will a fMRI show as active when a person is looking at a photo?

body areas requiring the greatest control occupied the greatest amount of cortical space

While mapping the motor cortex, researchers Foerster and Penfield found that

motor cortex

cognitive neural prosthetics are placed in the brain to help control parts of the --

frontal lobe

damage to which of the following could interfere with the ability to plan for the future?

our brain creates new neurons

neurogenesis is the process by which --

neurogenesis

physical exercise and exposure to stimulating environments are most likely to promote

neurogeneious

recent brain research contradicts previously held beliefs, indicating that new neurons are actually formed in the brain. what is this process called?

motor cortex

stimulation of which of the following may cause a person to involuntarily move their arm?

plasticity

the ability of our brain to adapt to damage, where one area may take over the function of the damaged area, is due to --

association areas

the most noticeable difference between human brains and other mammalian brains is the size of the --

visual perception

the surgical removal of a large tumor from Dane's occipital lobe resulted in extensive loss of brain tissue. Dane is most likely to suffer some loss of --

cerebral cortex

the thin surface layer of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebrum is called the --

parietal

which lobe of the brain is located in the top rear of the brain?

cerebral cortex

your conscious awareness of your own name and self-identity depends primarily on the normal functioning of you--

cognitive neural prosthetics

By simply thinking about a move, which activates their brain cells, people may be able to move a robotic arm. This best illustrates

movement of the mouth and lips

Direct stimulation of the motor cortex would be most likely to result in

brain plasticity

If a blind person uses one finger to read Braille, the brain area dedicated to that finger expands as the sense of touch invades the visual cortex. This is an example of

frontal lobes

In 1848, Phineas Gage, a railroad construction foreman, survived when an explosion drove an iron rod through his head. The once friendly, soft-spoken Gage became irritable and dishonest. Gage's case provided evidence that which region of the brain plays a role in personality and behavior?

left frontal lobe

In 1861, Paul Broca studied a stroke patient he called "Tan." He was called this because as a result of brain damage it was the only word he could pronounce. Based on Broca's early work, which of the following brain regions is involved in speech production?

facially express emotions

In a recent car accident, Tamiko sustained damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This injury is most likely to reduce Tamiko's ability to --

association areas

The cortical regions that are not directly involved in sensory or motor functions are known as

association areas

The most extensive regions of the cerebral cortex, which enable learning and memory, are called the

seeing; hearing

The occipital lobes are to _______ as the temporal lobes are to______.

sensing touch; seeing

The parietal lobes are to _______ as the occipital lobes are to ________.

association areas

The process of anticipating that you will be punished for misbehaving takes place within the

an association area

The region of your cerebral cortex that most likely enables you to recognize a person as your own mother is

touch

The sensory cortex is most critical for our sense of

motor cortex

To trigger a person's hand to make a fist, José Delgado stimulated the individual's