When a Cognitive Function Relies on One Cerebral Hemisphere More

question 58

Multiple Choice

When a cognitive function relies on one cerebral hemisphere more than the other, this phenomenon is known as

• A)long-term potentiation.
• B)lateralisation.
• C)self-awareness.
• D)right-brained or left-brained people.

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Definitions:

Papillae

Structures on the tongue that contain groupings of taste buds.

Gustatory Receptors

Specialized sensory cells located on the tongue that detect taste stimuli and convey taste signals to the brain.

Olfactory Epithelium

A thin layer of tissue, deep within the nasal cavity, containing the olfactory receptors; these sensory receptors produce information that is processed in the brain as smell.

Gustation

The sense of taste, one of the five traditional senses, which detects the chemical composition of substances through taste buds.