Neuroscientists try to clarify how the brain functions as a molecular-physiological machine

Jacob is a man who suffers from the symptoms of a mental illness in the late 1700s. Which of the following would likely happen to him?

a) He would be "burned at the stake," as he would be presumed to be a witch. b) He would be subjected to an exorcism. c) He would undergo a prefrontal lobotomy. d) He would be confined to an asylum where various treatments, some barbaric, would be performed.

Which of the following is a major function of the primary somatosensory area of the cerebral cortex?

a. primary area for receiving visual information b. analysis of body sensations c. location of motor control for the body d. primary area for receiving auditory information