Quiz: 2.5 From the Bottom Up: The Structures of the Brain

What part of the brain can sometimes be referred to as the "rind" or outer covering?

cortex

Which brain structure allows us to pay attention to certain stimuli while ignoring others?

reticular formation

You have a dream in which you wake up to find that people around you are using words that make no sense. What's more, your friends don't seem to understand yo when you ask. At one point in your dream, your mom tells you that you almost forgot your tree limb today. When you give her a puzzled look, she holds up your lunchbox and repeats, "You know, your tree limb." Your preicament in your dream is most like which of the foolwoing disorders?

Wernicke's aphasia

If you were to develop a rare condition in which you​ were not able to remember to be afraid of situations, animals, or events, which part of the brain would most likely be damaged?

amygdala

In which of the following lobes of the cortex would you find the primary visual cortex?

occipital

Which brain structure relays incoming sensory information?

thalamus