Chapter 1

Question 1

If someone believes in a material brain that interacts with a nonmaterial mind, that person would be best called a __________.

Answer 1

dualist

Question 2

The brain is organized so that the __________ mediates cognitive functions, the __________ is responsible for regulatory functions like eating and sleeping, and the __________ is responsible for communication with the motor system.

Answer 2

forebrain, brainstem, spinal cord

Question 3

Which subdivision of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for the transmission of sensory signals from the body to the contralateral side of the brain?

Answer 3

the somatic

Question 4

According to Descartes, which human brain structure was the locus of the soul?

Answer 4

the pineal body

Question 5

A cranioscopy was used for which purpose?

Answer 5

to measure the bumps and depressions of the skull

Question 6

By studying individuals with damage to particular brain regions, memory researchers have found that different aspects of memories seem to be stored in different parts of the brain. As yet, however, the researchers have not determined how these elements are combined into an integrated memory of an event or stimulus. This is referred to as the __________ problem.

Answer 6

binding

Question 7

Hughlings-Jackson’s term “hierarchical organization” is closest in meaning to which more modern term?

Answer 7

“distributed hierarchy”