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The outer layer of neural tissue covering the brain is the called the
corpus callosum
cerebral cortex
meninges
association cortex
Phrenology was the study of
the brain's influence the body but not the mind
the way the body influenced the brain
the study of the relationship between the skull's surface features and a person's personality and behavioural characteristics
the brain's function
Split brain operations involve severing the
corpus callosum
cerebral cortex
cerebellum
optic nerve
The purpose of a split brain operation is to reduce the symptoms of
diabetes
schizophrenia
epilepsy
the flu
After a split brain operation, people would have difficulty with
cognitive tasks
memory tasks
visual tasks
tasks that involve both hemispheres
The devices that only measure structure of the brain are the
CT and PET
CT and fMRI
MRI and fMRI
MRI and CT
The device that assesses the brain by taking x-rays of the brain at lots of different angles is the
MRI
fMRI
PET
CT
One limitation of the PET is that it
only measures structure, not function
requires that the person is injected with small quantities of a radioactive substance
only assesses the electrical conductivity of the brain
requires that the person remains perfectly still
The device that allows researchers to target a specific part of the brain by delivering a single pulse of electric current to underlying clusters of neurons is the
PET
fMRI
TMS
EEG
One limitation of a CT scan is that
the patient needs to lie still for long periods of time, which is difficult for young children
people with pacemakers and other metallic devices can't use them
they only measure the function of a brain, not structure
they can cause harm, from the radioactive substance
The scan that enables exact locations of abnormalities to be determined is the
MRI
PET
fMRI
CT
The scan that enables researchers to differentiate between cancerous and non cancerous tumours is the
CT
MRI and fMRI
PET
EEG
If you wanted to measure electrical activity of the brain in the form of brainwaves (eg, to measure sleep, possible epilepsy etc) you would use a/n
CT
MRI
PET
EEG
A person who has had a split brain operation would have difficulty in
explaining a map to another person
describing a pain felt on their right leg
reading a book
solving a maths problem and explaining the answer
The right hemisphere of the brain is responsible for
verbal tasks
maths problems
creativity
reading
The English task that a person with a split brain would have the most trouble with is a
comparative essay
text analysis
debate
creative writing piece
The left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for
Verbal skills
Analytical skills
receiving sensory information from the right side of the body
all of the above
The areas that I need to revise are:
Split brain operations
Methods of studying the brain (eg, EEG, CT scans etc)
Hemispheric specialisation
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