When Myers and Sperry Severed the Corpus Callosum in Cats

question 197

Multiple Choice

When Myers and Sperry severed the corpus callosum in cats they found that:

• A)one side of the brain did not know what the other side was doing.
• B)abnormal eating behaviors occurred because the cats could not regulate hunger.
• C)the left side of the cat's body was not affected by this operation.
• D)disorganized electrical activity spread from one hemisphere to the other.

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Definitions:

Categories of Tastes

The classification of taste into primary groups, generally recognized as sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami.

Olfaction

The sense of smell, a chemical sensing system that allows the detection and perception of odors in the environment.

Gustatory Cells

Specialized sensory cells located within taste buds on the tongue, responsible for the detection of taste.

Fungiform Papillae

Small, mushroom-shaped structures on the tongue, containing taste buds responsible for the perception of taste.