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quiz!
Drain Your Brain
Which part of the brain is mostly responsible for auditory processing?
the parietal lobe
the temporal lobe
the dangly thing in your throat
the brainstem
Which neuropsychological disorder involves most of the brain instead of just one lobe?
Pick's Disease
Capgras Delusion
anosagnosia
semantic dementia
Which of the following brain activities would be considered an abnormality?
releasing acetylcholine
weaning out sectors that are not used often
conducting electricity
shrinking over a short period of time
Which of these is not a legit brain structure? (Take a guess!)
the "medulla"
the "pons"
the "thallosum"
the "hippocampus"
Which of these activities would involve the use of the occipital lobe?
poking someone in the jugular
consuming a mammalian brain for ritualistic purposes
sewing a voodoo doll
all of the above
Which of the following is FALSE about Alzheimer's disease?
it is curable with a steady dosage of GABA
it causes extreme memory loss and personality changes
it has a few localized variations
it is caused by brain degeneration
Which of these is TRUE about schizophrenia?
it is caused by seizures in the brain
it can be caused by temporal lobe dysfunction
it may be caused by injury to the parietal lobe
it has no biological basis.
Finally, which disorder has never been proven to have a neurological basis?
bipolar II disorder
borderline personality disorder
obsessive-compulsive disorder
all of those options have biological bases.