Research shows that the brain's neural circuits are strengthened by challenge and weakened by a ...

Research shows that the brain's neural circuits are strengthened by challenge and weakened by a lack of challenge. In this way, they seem to operate somewhat like the
 
  A) heart when given adrenaline.
  B) feet when wearing shoes.
  C) arms when lifting weights.
  D) eardrum when listening to Mozart.

Question 2

Jasmina and Todd are worried about their newborn daughter, River. She doesn't seem to react to sounds. In order to determine if sounds are reaching River's brain, you will test her using
 
  A) electroencephalography.
  B) event-related potentials.
  C) microelectrode recordings.
  D) electromyography.

Question 3

What is the term for specific patterns of brain activity that are evoked by a specific stimulus?
 
  A) Electroencephalographs
  B) Event-related potentials
  C) Microelectrode recordings
  D) Electromyographs

Question 4

A noninvasive system for studying brain activity, which attaches directly to the scalp, is called
 
  A) electroencephalography.
  B) event-related potentials.
  C) microelectrode recording.
  D) electromyography.

Question 5

At what age do children's EEG activity patterns seem to resemble adult activity patterns?
 
  A) At birth
  B) 2
  C) 8
  D) 16

Question 6

You are trying to determine how a single neuron reacts to a particular stimulus. The measurement technique you're most likely to choose will be
 
  A) electroencephalography.
  B) event-related potentials.
  C) microelectrode recording.
  D) electromyography.

Question 7

You are working in a laboratory that studies brain activity in newborns. To evaluate the electrical activity of groups of brain cells, you will use
 
  A) electroencephalography.
  B) event-related potentials.
  C) microelectrode recording.
  D) electromyography.

Question 8

A technique for measuring the activity of individual cells in the brain is called
 
  A) electroencephalography.
  B) event-related potentials.
  C) microelectrode recording.
  D) electromyography.

Question 9

Neural pathways in the brain are
 
  A) genetically predetermined.
  B) strengthened through experience.
  C) completely myelinated by age 4.
  D) randomized as we age.