With increasingly sophisticated methods for scanning brain activity, scientists are developing the ability to detect an individual’s particular emotions and thought processes from outside the body. What benefits and problems do you envision when such technology becomes readily available? Explain.

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Q: In the diagram below, the letters A to D indicate specific lobes of the cerebral cortex. A. Name the…

A: A- Frontal lobe  B- Temporal lobe  C- Occipital lobe  D- Parietal lobe

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Q: Describe the major functions of each lobe in the brain.  Give real life examples of each.

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A: The brain is an organ but the mind isn't. The brain is the physical place where the mind resides.

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Q: Discuss why two forms of memory are needed by the body.

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Q: In which part of the brain is the following located? Control of voluntary movement O O OO B A C B

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Q: The role of the limbic system in control of emotional behavior involves all the following, except…

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Q: What factors contribute to a lack of neurogenesis in most parts of the brain?

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A: In which part of the brain, visual sensation is located.

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A: Thalamus plays crucial role in attention and arousal (consciousness level)

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Q: Memory is stored in what part of the brain

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Q: Are brain function and memory determined by genetics or can they be influenced by our environment…

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Q: Is there a limit or maximum capacity for our brain to grow?

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Q: Damage to specific regions of the cerebral cortex such as stroke, can result in specific losses of…

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Q: What is the process the brain goes through when making decisions and choices?

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Q: Which of the following is the collection of structures deep in the brain that have roles in emotion…

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Q: what are three major factors that influence brain plasticity

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Q: o you agree that “Early life experiences build the architecture of the brain”? Why?

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Q: Which of the following regions of the brain is primarily involved with regulating homeostasis?

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Q: Identify the functions of left and right hemispheres in most individuals.

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