Corpus callosum in the human brain-the typical human

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1. If you cut the corpus callosum in the human brain, the typical human:

A. will not be able to identify an unseen object placed in his left hand.

B. may find that his left hand does not know what his right hand is doing.

C. will not be able to name or describe an object shown only to his right hemisphere.

D. A, B, and C are all correct.

2. The part of the neuron which releases neurotransmitters to be received by the next neuron is called the:

A. synapse.

B. axon.

C. dendrite.

3. Noted psychologist Gregson Von Sherlock has interviewed dozens of convicted criminals, and has discovered that every one of them has eaten tomatoes in his life. From this, he can conclude that:

A. tomatoes cause criminality

B. all the criminals he has interviewed have eaten tomatoes

C. criminals like tomatoes

D. nothing at all - this was a silly study

4. The part of the neuron which sums up the signals coming from the other neurons is called the:

A. axon.

B. synapse.

C. dendrite.

D. nucleus.

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