Jared has to have a procedure where his physician will injected a radioactive substance into his bloodstream, and then will use that tracer to observe blood flow in Jared's brain while he performs certain tasks. Which neuroimaging study will Jared's physician order?

The heavily myelinated fibers that connect the two cerebral hemispheres are collectively called the:

Which part of the brain was referred to by Aristotle as the "little brain?"

The average human brain contains about _______ neurons.

In a classic case study Phineas Gage became emotionally labile and unable to restrain his impulsive behaviors after a severe head injury. Much of his brain damage occurred in his:

A(n) __________ refers to a substance that is necessary for a living organism to maintain life. Examples for human beings include oxygen and glucose.

If researchers found that someone with damage to a certain part of the brain lost their ability to speak and then, in a separate study with different individuals, found that the same part of was active during speech this __________ would help them to locate the speech center of the brain.

Which of the following are contained in the diencephalon?

The famous case of Phineas Gage, a railroad worker who lived after a metal bar passed through his brain, offered insights about brain functions. Similarly, some researchers remove parts of the brain in animals to observe changes in behavior. These studies rely on:

You may have heard different types of tissue in the brain being referred to as either "gray matter" or "white matter." What is it that makes white matter white?

Which of the following terms refers to a naming system; in this case, a common naming system that divides the brain into different recognized parts?

What is the primary benefit of using diffuse optical imaging (DOI) as a neuroimaging tool?

The representation of body parts in primary sensory cortex is:

Why are you limited to how much visual information you are able to process at any one given moment?

Dina is currently indulging in her sweet tooth by eating an entire box of her favorite Swiss chocolates. Her actions, which are designed to bring her emotional pleasure and gratification, might be related to activation of her __________.

Which of the following represents an accurate pairing of a sensory/perceptual system to the appropriate lobe of the cerebral hemispheres?

Umar has recently been involved in a very serious automobile accident and has sustained a head injury. The neurologist on the case informs his wife that there was severe damage to Umar's brain stem and that there is nothing that can be done to save Umar's life. Which of the following structures is not likely to have been affected in this accident?

Identify one of the subcortical structures of the cerebral hemispheres.

What term is used to refer to the fact that functions seen on one side of the body are controlled by the opposite cerebral hemisphere?