The part of the brain involved in regulation of states of consciousness (alert, drowsy, etc.) and sleep and waking is the 48 question (multiple choice) Psychology/The part of the brain involved in regulation of states of consciousness (alert, drowsy, etc.) and sleep and waking is the

 

a. reticular formation

b. occipital lobe

c. limbic system

d. corpus callosum

1. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of REM sleep?

a. Slow, delta waves in the electroencephalogram (EEG)

b. The eyes move rapidly

c. It begins about once every 90 minutes during the night

d. Dreams are likely to occur

2. The corpus callosum

a. is the part of the brain most important for thought and language

b. is densely packed with cell bodies of neurons

c. connects the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex

d. is the part of the brain most important for coordinating skilled voluntary movements

3. After damage to the corpus callosum, a person has difficulty naming

a. objects that were unfamiliar before the time of the damage

b. objects felt with the right hand

c. objects seen in the right visual field

d. objects seen in the left visual field

4. The right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is specialized for controlling

a. rapid or athletic movements

b. hunger, thirst, and other biological motivations

c. complex visual and spatial tasks

d. language production

5. In the human brain, most of the axons from the optic nerve go to the

a. hypothalamus

b. thalamus