Sam Recently Watched the Movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless

question 55

Multiple Choice

Sam recently watched the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and became fascinated with the concept of memory and how it is stored in the brain. In the movie, the protagonist tries to forget his ex-girlfriend by undergoing a procedure that destroys the neural circuits that stored all his memories of their relationship. Sam decides to read up on the physiological basis for memory to get a better understanding of how it works.
-Sam is watching a pirated version of the movie,so halfway through it looks like his monitor display has flipped upside down.Sam continues watching the movie,so we might expect higher levels of activity in his _____.

• A) right hemisphere
• B) left hemisphere
• C) prefrontal cortex
• D) hippocampus

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Definitions:

Empirical

Pertaining to knowledge or information gained by observation, experience, or experiments rather than through theory or pure logic.

French Impressionists

French Impressionists were a group of 19th-century artists who sought to capture fleeting moments and the effects of light using bold colors and innovative brushwork.

Realists

Individuals who base their perception of reality on the physical world, accepting it as it truly is, often in contrast to idealists.

Cubists

Artists associated with the Cubism movement, which emphasized abstract forms and the fragmentation of objects into geometric shapes.