231) The ________ was once considered just a motor centre, but evidence has accumulated that it also plays a part in higher cognitive tasks, such as analyzing sensory information, solving problems, and understanding words. A) pons B) cerebellum C) auditory cortex D) medulla 232) As you read this question, the ________ is relaying information from the eyes to a higher centre in the brain involved in vision. A) hypothalamus B) cerebellum C) thalamus D) reticular activating system 233) If the hypothalamus of an animal is lesioned, then all of the following could be reasonable hypotheses EXCEPT: A) abnormal hunger and weight change. B) difficulty maintaining a rhythmic heartbeat. C) difficulty in temperature regulation. D) abnormal daily rhythms. 234) When rats were trained to press a lever in order to get a buzz of electricity delivered through tiny electrodes to the ________, some rats would press the bar for hours at a time until they collapsed from exhaustion. A) temporal lobes B) parietal lobes C) reticular activating system D) hypothalamus 235) Which structure is involved in routing incoming sensory messages to higher areas? A) limbic system B) hypothalamus C) cerebellum D) thalamus 236) What part of the brain could be compared to a busy traffic officer? A) cerebellum B) hypothalamus C) pituitary gland D) thalamus 237) The only sense that completely bypasses the thalamus is: A) smell. B) vision. C) hearing. D) taste. 238) One reason particular odours, such as the smell of gardenias, often rekindle memories of important personal experiences is that: A) the olfactory bulb lies near areas involved in emotion. B) the amygdala is involved in processing olfactory information and emotion. C) odours are processed in the frontal lobes. D) the thalamus gives priority processing to the sense of smell. 239) Which structure is involved in drives associated with survival of both the individual and the species? A) cerebellum B) limbic system C) hypothalamus D) thalamus 240) Which structure controls the pituitary gland through chemical signals? A) limbic system B) cerebellum C) hypothalamus D) thalamus