The most obvious difference between the human brain and the brain of a carp would be in the:

A. hypothalamus
B. thalamus
C. cerebellum
D. cerebral cortex

The main function of myelin is to:

A. form a protective coating over nerve axons
B. affect the speed nerve impulses
C. block the reception of acetylcholine
D. aid a nerve’s receptivity to neurotransmitters by increasing the number of receptor sites available

Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as:

A. endorphins
B. serotonin
C. axon terminal
D. dendrite

In a recent car accident, Taimor sustained damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This injury is most likely to reduce Tamior’s ability to:

A. facially express emotions
B. solve arithmetic problems
C. understand simple verbal requests
D. process information in an orderly sequence

The simplest form of learning that involves modification of behaviour through a diminution of responses to repeated stimuli:

A. Imprinting
B. Habituation
C. Latent learning
D. Conditioned reflex type II

The technique that uses a magnetic field to develop an image of the brain is called the:

A. clinical scan
B. ablation technique
C. MRI scan
D. EEG

Akhtar is watching a basketball game the neural impulses from his eyes will ultimately travel to his primary visual cortex, but first they must pass through the:

A. amygdala
B. hypothalamus
C. thalamus
D. pons

Saima took some new medication for her hay fever. The medication made her heart start to race, and she became agitated and jittery. it is likely that the medication is increasing the activity in samis’s

A. corpus callosum
B. sympathetic nervous system
C. somatic nervous system
D. cerebellum

After Rauf’s serious snow-skiing accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebral cortex in Wernicke’s area. Because of the damage, Rauf is most likely to experience difficulty in:

A. understanding what others are saying
B. recognizing familiar faces
C. pronouncing words correctly
D. controlling voluntary muscles

MRI scans of schizophrenic patients have indicated that:

A. schizophrenic subjects have lower levels of catecholamines than nonschizophrenic subjects
B. schizophrenic subjects have higher levels of dopamine than nonschizophrenic subjects
C. schizophrenic subjects have higher levels of serotonin than nonschizphrenic subjects
D. schizophrenic subjects have larger ventricles than nonschizophrenic subjects