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By Bryan Kolb Latest Update
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1 – what are the origins of brain and behaviour? .......................................................................................1
chapter 2 – what is the nervous system’s functional anatomy? ...........................................................................41
chapter 3 – what are the nervous system’s functional units? ..............................................................................85
chapter 4 how do neurons use electrical signals to transmit information? ..........................................................97
chapter 5 how do neurons communicate and adapt? ......................................................................................... 103
chapter 6 how do drugs and hormones influence the brain and behavior? ........................................................ 111
chapter 7 how do we study the brain’s structures and functions?...................................................................... 117
chapter 8 how does the nervous system develop and adapt? ............................................................................. 151
chapter 9 how do we sense, perceive, and see the world? ................................................................................. 167
chapter 10 how do we hear, speak, and make music? ....................................................................................... 176
chapter 11 how does the nervous system respond to stimulation and produce movement? .............................. 184
chapter 12 what causes emotional and motivated behavior?............................................................................. 200
chapter 13 why do we sleep and dream? ........................................................................................................... 208
chapter 14 how do we learn and remember....................................................................................................... 213
chapter 15 how does the brain think? ................................................................................................................ 231
chapter 16 what happens when the brain misbehaves? ..................................................................................... 237
,chapter 1 – what are the origins of brain and behaviour?
1. brain abnormalities can be related to:
A) 500 disorders.
B) 1000 disorders.
C) 1500 disorders.
D) more than 2,000 disorders.
2. all the nerve processes radiating out beyond the brain and spinal cord as well as all
theneurons outside the brain and spinal cord constitute the:
A) nervous system.
B) central nervous system.
C) peripheral nervous system.
D) external nervous system.
3. which is not part of the peripheral nervous system?
A) sensory receptors in the skin
B) connections to motor neurons
C) sensory and motor connections to internal organs (e.g., the stomach)
D) the spinal cord
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, 4. the set of brain structures responsible for most of our unconscious behaviors is called:
A) the cerebral hemisphere.
B) the brainstem.
C) the cerebrum.
D) the cerebellum.
5. the postulation that we make subliminal movements of our larynx and muscles
whenwe imagine was expounded by:
A) d. o. hebb.
B) edmond jacobson.
C) irenäus eibl-eibesfeldt.
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