When Shana Listens to a Symphony at the Opera House

question 297

Multiple Choice

When Shana listens to a symphony at the opera house, neurons send that information to her thalamus, where it is processed before traveling onward to her auditory cortex and hippocampus. This processing of information within Shana's thalamus is MOST likely due to the activity of:

• A) afferent neurons.
• B) interneurons.
• C) endocrine hormones.
• D) motor neurons.

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Definitions:

Cephalization

The evolution of a head; the concentration of nervous tissue and sense organs at the front end of the animal.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well-adapted organisms.

Noogenesis

The process of mental or intellectual generation, encompassing creativity, cognition, and conscious thought.

Ecdysozoa Clade

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