Question 1

Explain the concept of hemispheric specialization.Include in your discussion a description of the abilities of each hemisphere and the role of the corpus callosum.

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Question 2

Imagine that the brain had no hemispheric specialization and no modularity.What would be the implications for such a brain (include issues such as learning,brain damage,brain development,etc. )?

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Question 3

List and describe the function of the various neuronal structures.

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Question 4

Explain the similarities and differences between the various types of metabolic imaging techniques.Include in your explanation when you might use one over another.

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Question 5

Explain how the brain might work if all neurotransmitters were nonexistent and it was based simply on which neurons were firing.What would be the implications for a brain that functioned so?

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Question 6

From both a research and medical diagnostic viewpoint,explain the significance of Brodmann areas.

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Question 7

How can the study of the brain have applications for improving human welfare?

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Question 8

Explain the importance of the various chemical substances involved in neurotransmission.

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Question 9

List the three main regions of the brain.Next,under each heading,list the significant structures located in each region,and give a short description of the functions of each structure.

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Question 10

What parts of the brain are used while playing football,and how are they used?

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Question 11

You are a biological psychologist and you must figure out what symptoms or effects certain diseases have on each of your participants.One participant has Korsakoff's syndrome,one is a split-brain patient,and the third has had an ischemic stroke.Briefly explain the effects or accompanying symptoms of each of these people.

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Question 12

Suppose that a large,parasitic microorganism entered the human blood stream and traveled up to the brain,but was blocked from entering.Why did the microorganism not pass into the brain? What structure blocked its entry? Compare this structure with the structure that links both brain hemispheres.

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Question 13

Generate various scenarios in which an individual has a head injury from say a car accident (include injuries from front,back,top,and the sides).Include both closed and open-head injuries and describe how the injuries would alter function.

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Question 14

Describe the different types of strokes and the impact they have on the brain.

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Question 15

Each of the four lobes of the brain is responsible for the processing of different information.Give an example of a task or activity that would require the use of at least three of the lobes.In describing the task,make sure you show how each of the lobes is involved.

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Question 16

How can researchers trace observed behavior resulting from brain damage to a certain location in the brain once a patient has died? Contrast this method with other methods used while the patient is alive.

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Question 17

An epileptic patient has had her corpus callosum severed.The patient has been asked to draw a three-dimensional form with her left hand.The patient is successful.However,when asked to draw the same object with the right hand,the patient was not able to perform the task successfully.Why not?

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Question 18

You have just stepped on a nail protruding from the floor.Describe the various processes involved in relaying information from the time you step on the nail to the time you pull your foot away.Be sure to include effecters and receptors in your discussion.

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Question 19

As part of a research project for a biological psychology class,you are assigned to work with experienced researchers who have access to equipment that allows you to study the human brain.Describe two in vivo techniques and how they would allow you to learn about the human brain.

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Question 20

Imagine that you were a doctor in "the old days" (prior to the invention of the various in vivo techniques).First,list a number of cognitive problems that you could study (e.g. ,Korsakoff's syndrome,aphasia,apraxia,case studies like Phineas Gage),then describe how you would use postmortem studies in understanding these various cognitive problems.Include in your discussion the various behaviors of interest.Also,from a scientific standpoint how would you increase the confidence of your findings?

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Quiz 2: Cognitive Neuroscience