, Table of Contents:
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Part 1 Foundations
Chapter 1 Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future b k b k b k b k
Chapter 2 Neurons and Glia b k b k
Chapter 3 The Neuronal Membrane at Rest
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Chapter 4 The Action Potential b k b k
Chapter 5 Synaptic Transmission b k
Chapter 6 Neurotransmitter Systems b k
Chapter 7 The Structure of the Nervous System
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Appendix An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy
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Part 2 Sensory and Motor Systems b k b k b k
Chapter 8 The Chemical Senses b k b k
Chapter 9 The Eye b k
Chapter 10 The Central Visual System b k b k b k
Chapter 11 The Auditory and Vestibular Systemsb k b k b k b k
Chapter 12 The Somatic Sensory System b k b k b k
Chapter 13 Spinal Control of Movement b k b k b k
Chapter 14 Brain Control of Movement b k b k b k
Part 3 The Brain and Behavior
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Chapter 15 Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior b k b k b k b k b k b k
Chapter 16 Motivation
Chapter 17 Sex and the Brain b k b k b k
Chapter 18 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion b k b k b k
Chapter 19 Brain Rhythms and Sleep b k b k b k
Chapter 20 Language
Chapter 21 The Resting Brain, Attention, and Consciousness
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Chapter 22 Mental Illness b k
Part 4 The Changing Brain
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Chapter 23 Wiring the Brain b k b k
Chapter 24 Memory Systems b k
Chapter 25 Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory b k b k b k b k b k
,Chapter 1:
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1. Why are a broad perspective and an interdisciplinary approach required for un
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derstanding the brain? Choose the correct option. bk bk bk bk bk bk
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as the common point of focus.
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B) Understanding the brain requires knowledge about manythings, from the structur e bk v6 bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk
of the water molecule to the electrical and chemical properties
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of the brain. b k bk
C) Understanding the brain requires the study of the different species of the brain. bk b k b k b k b k bk b k b k b k b k b k b k
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w synthesis. bk
2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function that prevail e
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d for almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents this view? Choose the corr
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e ct option.
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A) The heart as the center of intellect and the brain as the cooling system
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B) Localization of brain function in the cerebrum and cerebellum b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
C) Mind–brain duality b k
D) Parceling the cerebrum into lobes bk b k b k b k
3. What is “mind–brain problem”? Choose the correct option.
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A) Individually, human mental capacities exist in the mind that is outside the brai bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk n.
B) The mind is the same as the brain. b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
C) Both animals and people possess intellect and a God-given soul.
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D) The pineal gland is a spiritual entity. b k b k b k bk b k b k
4. What notion was displaced bythe concept of nerves being described as wires? Choo s e
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the correct option.
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A) Nerves are channels that communicate with the brain bythe movement of flui
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ds.
B) Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated electricallyand the brain itse l f
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may generate electricity.
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C) Signals to the muscles causing movement use the same wires as those that register s e
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nsations from the skin. bk bk bk
D) Nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain. b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
5. The combined work of Bell and Magendie revealed a fundamental fact about the spin a l
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nerves. Choose the correct option. bk bk bk bk
A) Spinal nerves are myelinated. b k b k b k
B) Spinal nerves are bundles of sensoryand motor nerves, and in each sensoryand m
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otor nerve fiber, transmission is strictly one-way.bk bk bk bk bk bk
C) Spinal nerves are not hollow tubes carrying fluid. b k b k b k b k b k b k bk
D) Both humans and animals have spinal nerves. b k b k b k b k b k b k
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, 6. For what purpose did Franz Joseph Gall studythe dimensions of the human hea d
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? Choose the correct option.
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A) To understand the propensityfor certain personality traits
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B) To demonstrate equal participation of all regions of the brain in all cerebral f
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C) To show that nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain
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D) To show that unique human mental capabilities exist outside the brain
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7. On what basis did Broca defend functional localization ofthe brain? Choose the corre c t
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option.
A) Byestablishing a relationship between the production of speech and the right fro n t bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk
al lobe bk
B) Byestablishing a relationship between the production of speech and the occipital l bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk
o be bk
C) Byestablishing a relationship between the production of speech and the left front a l bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk b
lobe k
D) Byestablishing a relationship between the production of speech and the cerebellu m bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk
8. To whom can we attribute the theorythat behavior is among the heritable traits that c a n
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develop? Choose the correct option.
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A) Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens b k
B) Charles Darwin bk
C) Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig b k b k b k b k
D) Franz Joseph Gall bk b k
9. Which of the following is a correct explanation of a disorder that affects the nervo u s
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system? Choose the correct option.bk bk bk bk
A) Cerebral palsyis a motor disorder caused bydamage to the cerebrum before, duri ng
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, or soon after birth.
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B) Epilepsyis a progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized by e p i
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sodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance.
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C) Stroke involves a loss of feeling and movement caused bytraumatic damage to th
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e spinal cord. bk bk
D) Alzheimer's disease is a severe psychotic illness characterized bydelusions, hallu c i bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk b
nations, and bizarre behavior.
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Part 1 Foundations
Chapter 1 Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future b k b k b k b k
Chapter 2 Neurons and Glia b k b k
Chapter 3 The Neuronal Membrane at Rest
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Chapter 4 The Action Potential b k b k
Chapter 5 Synaptic Transmission b k
Chapter 6 Neurotransmitter Systems b k
Chapter 7 The Structure of the Nervous System
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Appendix An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy
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Part 2 Sensory and Motor Systems b k b k b k
Chapter 8 The Chemical Senses b k b k
Chapter 9 The Eye b k
Chapter 10 The Central Visual System b k b k b k
Chapter 11 The Auditory and Vestibular Systemsb k b k b k b k
Chapter 12 The Somatic Sensory System b k b k b k
Chapter 13 Spinal Control of Movement b k b k b k
Chapter 14 Brain Control of Movement b k b k b k
Part 3 The Brain and Behavior
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Chapter 15 Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior b k b k b k b k b k b k
Chapter 16 Motivation
Chapter 17 Sex and the Brain b k b k b k
Chapter 18 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion b k b k b k
Chapter 19 Brain Rhythms and Sleep b k b k b k
Chapter 20 Language
Chapter 21 The Resting Brain, Attention, and Consciousness
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Chapter 22 Mental Illness b k
Part 4 The Changing Brain
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Chapter 23 Wiring the Brain b k b k
Chapter 24 Memory Systems b k
Chapter 25 Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory b k b k b k b k b k
,Chapter 1:
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1. Why are a broad perspective and an interdisciplinary approach required for un
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derstanding the brain? Choose the correct option. bk bk bk bk bk bk
A) Understanding the brain is a focused area in natural science with the brain servin g bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk b
as the common point of focus.
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B) Understanding the brain requires knowledge about manythings, from the structur e bk v6 bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk
of the water molecule to the electrical and chemical properties
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of the brain. b k bk
C) Understanding the brain requires the study of the different species of the brain. bk b k b k b k b k bk b k b k b k b k b k b k
D) Understanding the brain requires the analysis of one approach at a time to yield a n e bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk v6 bk bk bk bk
w synthesis. bk
2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function that prevail e
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d for almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents this view? Choose the corr
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e ct option.
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A) The heart as the center of intellect and the brain as the cooling system
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B) Localization of brain function in the cerebrum and cerebellum b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
C) Mind–brain duality b k
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3. What is “mind–brain problem”? Choose the correct option.
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A) Individually, human mental capacities exist in the mind that is outside the brai bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk n.
B) The mind is the same as the brain. b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
C) Both animals and people possess intellect and a God-given soul.
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D) The pineal gland is a spiritual entity. b k b k b k bk b k b k
4. What notion was displaced bythe concept of nerves being described as wires? Choo s e
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the correct option.
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A) Nerves are channels that communicate with the brain bythe movement of flui
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ds.
B) Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated electricallyand the brain itse l f
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may generate electricity.
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C) Signals to the muscles causing movement use the same wires as those that register s e
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nsations from the skin. bk bk bk
D) Nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain. b k b k b k b k b k b k b k b k
5. The combined work of Bell and Magendie revealed a fundamental fact about the spin a l
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nerves. Choose the correct option. bk bk bk bk
A) Spinal nerves are myelinated. b k b k b k
B) Spinal nerves are bundles of sensoryand motor nerves, and in each sensoryand m
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otor nerve fiber, transmission is strictly one-way.bk bk bk bk bk bk
C) Spinal nerves are not hollow tubes carrying fluid. b k b k b k b k b k b k bk
D) Both humans and animals have spinal nerves. b k b k b k b k b k b k
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, 6. For what purpose did Franz Joseph Gall studythe dimensions of the human hea d
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? Choose the correct option.
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A) To understand the propensityfor certain personality traits
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B) To demonstrate equal participation of all regions of the brain in all cerebral f
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u nctions bk
C) To show that nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain
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D) To show that unique human mental capabilities exist outside the brain
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7. On what basis did Broca defend functional localization ofthe brain? Choose the corre c t
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option.
A) Byestablishing a relationship between the production of speech and the right fro n t bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk
al lobe bk
B) Byestablishing a relationship between the production of speech and the occipital l bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk
o be bk
C) Byestablishing a relationship between the production of speech and the left front a l bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk b
lobe k
D) Byestablishing a relationship between the production of speech and the cerebellu m bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk
8. To whom can we attribute the theorythat behavior is among the heritable traits that c a n
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develop? Choose the correct option.
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A) Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens b k
B) Charles Darwin bk
C) Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig b k b k b k b k
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9. Which of the following is a correct explanation of a disorder that affects the nervo u s
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system? Choose the correct option.bk bk bk bk
A) Cerebral palsyis a motor disorder caused bydamage to the cerebrum before, duri ng
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, or soon after birth.
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B) Epilepsyis a progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized by e p i
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sodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance.
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C) Stroke involves a loss of feeling and movement caused bytraumatic damage to th
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e spinal cord. bk bk
D) Alzheimer's disease is a severe psychotic illness characterized bydelusions, hallu c i bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk bk b
nations, and bizarre behavior.
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