Damage to the ________________ Resulted in Monkeys Being Unable to Perform

question 79

Multiple Choice

Damage to the ________________ resulted in monkeys being unable to perform a once familiar response, specifically pushing in a lever and then turning it to the left. This result suggests that this brain area is involved in executing well-learned sequences of motor responses.

• A) supplementary motor area
• B) premotor cortex
• C) frontorbital cortex
• D) common integrative area
• E) primary motor cortex

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Definitions:

Iroquois

A historically powerful northeast Native American confederacy known as the Haudenosaunee, consisting of six nations: Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.

Joseph Brant

A Mohawk military and political leader who played a significant role during the American Revolutionary War, aligning with the British against American settlers.

Loyalists

Colonists in America who remained loyal to the British Crown before and during the American Revolutionary War, opposing the revolution.

Independence

The state of being self-governing and autonomous, free from external control.