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Which part of the brain stem makes dopamine and also makes connections to cerebral areas involved in motivation and decision making?

During assessment of vision, a patient cannot see to the left in either eye. Where is the lesion?

 The functions of cranial nerve VI are which of the following?

Which nerve contains parasympathetic fibers to the heart?

Which part of prefrontal cortex is important for goal-oriented behavior?

What is the name for fibers in the cerebral cortex which connect different regions of cortex on the same side of the brain?

Which region in the reticular formation sends projections to the brain which are involved in directing attention and projections to the spinal cord to increase activity in interneurons and motor neurons?

The eyelid on the right of your patient’s face cannot open all of the way. If you lift the eyelid, you notice that the pupil of the right eye looks down and to the side. The left eye is okay.  Which side of the brain is injured?  

Damage to the left retina will produce which visual loss?

Which region of the cerebral cortex is important for the initiation of movement, orientation of the head and eyes, and planning bimanual and sequential movements?