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Imagine You Discover a New Species of Primate

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Imagine you discover a new species of primate. It has a large body size (about 35 lbs.), is sexually dimorphic, appears to spend much of its time in the trees, lives in dense tropical forest, and has longer arms than legs. Based on this information only, what can you hypothesize about this new species' behavior and ecology?


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Corpus Callosum

The thick band of nerve fibers that connects the two cerebral hemispheres and makes possible the transfer of information and the synchronization of activity between the hemispheres.

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system associated with voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles and the reception of external stimuli.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the brain and is encased in the vertebral column; it is a crucial part of the central nervous system.

Amygdala

A structure in the brain involved in emotion regulation, emotional memory, and responses to fear.

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