Behavioral Neuroscience ch 1

class quizzes

which field of study focuses on the synapse?

neurochemistry

from anterior to posterior, what is the correct order of brain lobes?

frontal - parietal - occipital

in humans, the dorsal side of the brain is also ___, and the dorsal side of the spinal cord is also ____.

superior - posterior

a sagittal plane divides the brain into ___ halves

left and right

which structure corresponds to the primary motor cortex?

precentral gyrus

what type of functions are associated with the subcortical structures?

non-cognitive functions, reflexive behaviors, and emotions

which brain structure is responsible for memory?

hippocampus

which part of the embryonic brain gives rise to the cerebral cortex?

forebrain-telencephalon

what is the typical flow of information in a neuron

dendrite → cell body → axon