A sleepy driver rounds a bend and sees a deer standing in the road
The driver snaps to attention and applies the brakes, averting the accident, because his brain was aroused by the
a. parasympathetic nervous system.
b. reticular activating system (RAS).
c. thalamus.
d. pineal gland.
ANSWER: b
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A. the inability to recognize familiar faces B. visual-motor coordination impairment C. the inability to retrieve long-term memories D. the inability to store new memories
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A) glutamate, serotonin B) serotonin, dopamine C) dopamine, glutamate D) GABA, glutamate
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a. evoked potential. b. electroencephalogram. c. functional magnetic resonance imaging. d. positron emission tomography.