1. The tectum is a structure in the mid-brain that helps to orient us in our environment. 2. Humans are the only animals who have reward centers located in the brain. 3. Mirror neurons are those neurons that only become activated when we see our own reflection. 4. If a person who is blind consistently and exclusively uses one particular finger to read Braille, the regions of the motor and/or somatosensory cortex dedicated to that finger may increase. 5. Adult humans cannot generate new brain cells. 6. In a developing fetus, the cerebral hemispheres do not begin to form until the third trimester of pregnancy. 7. In general psychologists now agree that genetic and environmental influences interact to produce behavior. 8. Epigenetic marks are chemical modifications to DNA that can turn genes on or off without altering the underlying DNA sequence. 9. Disconnecting the two hemispheres of the brain by cutting the corpus callosum results in paralysis and Broca's aphasia. 10. Hearing people usually use the left hemisphere of the brain to process spoken language. 11. In order to monitor the electrical activity in the brain that is triggered by viewing horror movies, researchers should use an MRI. 12. We ordinarily use only 10 percent of our brains.
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