Stimulating the Left Side of the Brain Will Cause Movement

question 399

Multiple Choice

Stimulating the left side of the brain will cause movement on the right side of the body.This indicates that the

• A) somatosensory cortex is responsible for limb movements.
• B) motor cortex on the right side of the brain controls movements of specific body parts on the right side of the body.
• C) association areas of the brain control the movements of all body parts.
• D) motor cortex on the left side of the brain controls movements of specific body parts on the opposite side of the body.

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Definitions:

Discrimination

Unjust treatment or consideration of different categories of people, especially based on race, age, or sex.

Facial Recognition

The cognitive ability to identify and distinguish between individual faces, typically using visual cues and patterns.

Right-Brained

Refers to a theory in which the right hemisphere of the brain is more responsible for creative, intuitive, and holistic thought processes.

Left-Brained

Referring to an outdated theory where an individual is thought to be more analytical and logical, supposedly due to the dominant use of the left hemisphere of the brain.