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Which brain area is associated with emotions and memory?
Hippocampus
What part of the brain is responsible for controlling heartbeat and breathing?
Medulla oblongata
In which scenario are people more likely to say 'yes' to a minor request?
If the request is made in their right ear
What is the primary function of the right cerebral hemisphere?
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Which structure is described as the 'reward center of the brain'?
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What function is associated with the Default Mode Network (DMN) of the brain?
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Which brain structure serves as a relay station for neural messages?
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Which disorder is associated with increased activity in the caudate nucleus?
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What part of the brain helps coordinate voluntary movement and balance?
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What is the primary role of the limbic system in the brain?
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What lobe of the brain includes the primary somatosensory cortex?
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Which area of the brain is responsible for language processing and can cause aphasia if damaged?
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What type of aphasia is associated with difficulty in producing speech that is meaningful but halting and ungrammatical?
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Which area of the brain is responsible for receiving auditory information?
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What is the main symptom of Wernicke's aphasia?
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Which area of the brain controls voluntary movements?
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Damage to which area of the brain is associated with the phrase 'word salad' in speech?
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Aphasia caused by damage to which area results in fluent but empty and meaningless speech?
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In which part of the brain is the primary visual cortex located?
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What cognitive function is associated with the prefrontal cortex?
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Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for speech and muscle movements?
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What is the function of the adrenal medulla within the autonomic nervous system?
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What does the parasympathetic nervous system control in the body?
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Which part of the brain is NOT a subdivision of the forebrain?
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What type of section through the brain results in a slice perpendicular to the ground and parallel to the temporal lobes?
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Which part of the nervous system connects the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body?
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What feature distinguishes the cerebral cortex from other brain regions?
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'Ipsilateral' refers to locations on which side of the body?
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'Convolutions' of the cerebral cortex primarily serve to:
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What is the purpose of constraint-induced therapy?
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What did the study on a 23-year-old woman who showed no conscious awareness after a car accident reveal?
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What distinguishes participants with autism from controls, according to fMRI cortical activation patterns?
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What effect does being deaf from birth have on auditory cortex?
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How do patients benefit from cochlear implants given before age 2?
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What is a key observation about very young children who undergo hemispherectomy?
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What is one potential application of fMRI scans with behaviorally unresponsive patients?
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