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In the story of Phineas Gage, the observation of the experiences of this one man after his traumatic brain injury provided information about the function of the frontal lobe. What type of research would the observations of Phineas Gage be?

Billy has a condition that causes him to see musical notes when he hears music. The musical notes that he sees are different colors, depending on the particular note that is played. This cross-wiring of multiple sensory systems into one perceptual experience is called _________.

In class we covered physical conditions, social conditions and services in neighborhoods. Having access to early childhood development programs, which is connected to health and other social determinants of health, represents a feature of social conditions in neighborhoods.

Match the environmental quality policies with the correct definition

Select all of the psychosocial aspects of work:

Living in a food dessert and living in hunger is the same thing

The United States currently has more than 2 million people locked up in jails and prisons. A disproportionate number of them come from a very few neighborhoods in the country’s biggest cities. This represents how the same individuals in certain areas are constantly going in and out of the prison system and showcases the cost of this re-incarceration system. Using rarely accessible data from the criminal justice system, the Spatial Information Design Lab and the Justice Mapping Center have created maps of these ________________ and of the city-prison-city-prison migration flow for five of the nation’s cities (e.g., Brooklyn NYC). The maps suggest that the criminal justice system has become the predominant government institution in these communities and that public investment in this system has resulted in significant costs to other elements of our civic infrastructure — education, housing, health, and family. What does the blank represent:

Recidivism is under control in the U.S. The statistics show that five out of six people that have gone into the prison system are not re-arrested or re-offending within nine years of release; they often do not end up back in jail.

Elders in Okinawa, Japan having community practice where groups of friends get together to form a social support group that provides varying care from social, financial, health, or spiritual interests. It creates a web of people that serve as a safety net for one another and preserves social connectedness into older adulthood. What is this called?

The __________ is a tool from the EPA that provides data related to PM2.5, Ozone, Diesel Particulate matter, Air Toxics Cancer Risk, Respiratory Hazards, lead paint, proximity to major direct water dischargers, traffic proximity, and hazardous waste proximity.