What was the first widely accepted function to be localized in the brain?
a) The respiratory center, discovered by Jean-Cesar Legallois
b) Eye sight, discovered by Johann Spurzheim
c) Hand coordination, discovered by Gustave Dax by researching primates
d) Sexual impulses, discovered by Hugh Heffner
e) language, discovered by Johns Hughlings Jackson
Question 2
Which of the following statements about Wernicke's aphasia is true?
a) An individual with this condition cannot produce speech but is still capable of using words correctly.
b) An individual with this condition is unable to produce speech but is able to understand speech.
c) This condition is caused by a lesion in the left frontal lobe.
d) An individual with this condition can produce speech and understand verbal language, but only produces random words when writing (word salad).
e) An individual with this condition can still produce speech, but is incapable of using words correctly and is unable to understand the speech of others.
Jacob, Monod, and Pardee's hypothesis for the function of the lacI region
Brain comparison of some animals.
An image comparing the brain sizes of different species.
Respiratory Rate Ranges of Various Age Groups
Sites of action of some respiratory inhibitors and artificial electron acceptors
Function divisions of nervous system