The Primary Motor Cortex Is Important for the Control of

question 87

Multiple Choice

The primary motor cortex is important for the control of

• A) heart rate.
• B) arousal of the brain.
• C) fine movements.
• D) abstract reasoning.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Fear Conditioning

A behavioral paradigm in neuroscience and psychology where organisms learn to predict aversive events, developing a conditioned response to a previously neutral stimulus.

Human Infant

A very young offspring of a human, typically considered to be from birth to one year of age.

Backward Pairing

A conditioning procedure where the conditioned stimulus is presented after the unconditioned stimulus, often leading to weaker learning.