02- Biology of the brain. What makes you think? Class presentation video: Biology of the Brain What...

02- Biology of the brain

What makes you think?

Class presentation video:Biology of the Brain

What topics do you need help with?


• A. Neurons, dendrites, axons• B. Synapse• C. Neurotransmitters – e.g. Endorphins• D. Central and peripheral nervous system• E. I understand


• A. Sympathetic & parasympathetic nervous system

• B. Effects of a broken central nervous system• C. Scans – EEG, PET, & fMRI• D. Evolution of brain regions• E. I understand


• A. Brain plasticity• B. Corpus callosum• C. Damage to right and left hemispheres• D. I understand

After suffering an accidental brain injury, Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth and coordinated manner. It is most probable

that she has suffered damage to her:

A. amygdala.

B. angular gyrus.

C. cerebellum.

D. corpus callosum.

Following massive damage to his frontal lobes, Phineas Gage was most strikingly

debilitated by:

A. irritability.

B. memory loss.

C. auditory hallucinations.

D. a reward deficiency syndrome.

Antidepressants such as Prozac target which neurotransmitter?

A. serotonin

B. glutamate

C. GABA

D. acetylcholine

You are a neurologist in a large hospital. The wife of a construction worker visits you and describes

that her husband has experienced a serious injury to his frontal lobe. She is perplexed by his

behavior. Which of the following would you tell her is “normal behavior” for a person with frontal

lobe damage?

A. not much decline in memory or intelligence

B. poor judgment

C. irritability and other personality changes

D. ALL of these are commonly seen in frontal lobe damage

As Allison reaches for a box in her garage, out jumps a big spider. Her heart immediately begins to race as she withdraws her hand, but soon she

realizes that the spider is harmless, and she begins to calm down. Which part of her nervous system

is responsible for brining her back to a normal state of arousal?

A. sympathetic nervous systemB. somatic nervous systemC. parasympathetic nervous systemD. skeletal nervous system

If Dr. Barnes wanted to cause a cat to take on an attack posture, which of the cat’s brain structures should he electrically

stimulate?

A. amygdala

B. hypothalamus

C. hippocampus

D. cerebellum

What do you think?

• Should someone who is accused of a crime be able to plead not guilty on the grounds of brain dysfunction or hormone imbalance?

A.Yes

B. No

What do you think?

• Should someone who is accused of a crime be able to plead not guilty because he or she was under the influence of drugs?

A.Yes

B. No

With which statement do you agree?

A. Men and women are destined to behave differently because of differences in their brains.

B. People can consciously modify their behavior to overcome sex differences in the brain.

What do you think?

• Should it be legal to perform brain surgery or to administer electroconvulsive shock to control behavior in adults?

A.Yes

B. No

What do you think?

• Should it be legal to perform brain surgery or to administer electroconvulsive shock to control behavior in children?

A.Yes

B. No

What do you think?

• Should it be legal to perform brain surgery or to administer electroconvulsive shock to control behavior in habitual criminals?

A.Yes

B. No

While jogging, you notice a shiny object on the ground, reach down, and pick it up. Information about the

object reached your brain by way of __________, and your hand was commanded to reach down by __________.

1. Motor neurons; motor neurons

2. Interneurons; interneurons

3. Sensory neurons; motor neurons

4. Motor neurons; sensory neurons

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This section of the nervous system is responsible for

calming the body after a stressful response:

1. Sympathetic

2. Central

3. Parasympathetic

4. Autonomic

5. Sensory neurons


This area of the brain is responsible for higher mental

functions, such as planning, personality, memory, and

decision making:

1. Temporal lobes

2. Parietal lobes

3. Frontal lobes

4. Occipital lobes

5. Motor cortex


The area of the brain that connects the two cerebral

hemispheres and is often severed in split brain patients is

called:

1. Temporal lobe

2. Parietal lobe

3. Occipital lobe

4. Frontal lobe

5. Corpus callosum


Discussion Question

Your best friends invite you over for pizza and a friendly game of cards.

Describe how the following parts of the brain are involved during your evening of eating pizza, socializing, and playing cards: Broca’s area,

hippocampus, hypothalamus, and occipital lobe.

• Broca’s area?• Hippocampus?• Hypothalamus?• Occipital lobe?

• Broca’s area is involved with socializing and helps everyone talk to one another.

• The hippocampus is involved with socializing and helps everyone form immediate and long-term memories of the evening.

• The hypothalamus is involved with eating pizza and lets everyone know if they are hungry or full.

• The occipital lobe is involved with all aspects because it helps everyone to see the cards, the pizza, and each other.

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