Exam 1 review

Question 1

3 goals of cognitive neuroscience

Answer 1

Structure, function, and consciousness

Question 2

What defines consciousness

Answer 2

no true definition

Question 3

Human skull volume has _____ over the last 2 million years

Answer 3

tripled

Question 4

Human skull volume has ______ over the last 5,000 years

Answer 4

remained stable

Question 5

Human cortex shows unique structural features such as

Answer 5

1. homogenous tissue organization in columns and layers
2. Dense convulsions, including gyri and sulci
3. Left-right symmetry in structure

Question 6

True or false: the fissures of cortex are unique to individuals

Answer 6

FALSE

Question 7

True or false: Subcortical structures operate independently from cortex

Answer 7

false

Question 8

True or false: The cerebral cortex contains primarily neurons, while subcortical cortex contains primarily glial cells

Answer 8

False

Question 9

What autonomic branch is the most active?

Answer 9

sympathetic

Question 10

The thalamus may be critical to consciousness bc of its

Answer 10

broad structural connectivity w cortex and brainstem

high proportion of cortical-cortical connections

ability to switch between ‘burst’ and ‘tonic’ modes of transmission