A young man was referred to a neurosurgeon after his frequent bouts of aggression could not be explained or controlled. Sophisticated diagnostic tests found a tumor. What is the likely location of the tumor?
a) pons
b) amygdala
c) basal ganglia
d) corpus callosum
ANS: b
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a. very quickly acquire the ability to speak normally. b. learn to speak normally after many years. c. eventually understand speech, but will never be able to talk. d. never learn to speak normally.
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A. Rorschach Inkblot Method B. NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised C. Beck Depression Inventory-II D. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2
In an exploration of cultural differences regarding
temperament, researchers took four-day-old Chinese-American and European-American babies and did "something" to them. They found stark differences in the babies' reactions to this event. What was done to the babies? A) Their parents were removed from sight for 20 minutes. B) A piece of cloth was placed over their faces. C) They were shown different cartoon characters. D) They were deprived of their pacifiers.
In the context of neural communication, in a synapse, the neuron on the receiving end is known as a(n) ________.
A. mirror neuron B. interneuron C. postsynaptic neuron D. presynaptic neuron