Question 1

_____ stimulates the generation of cells that migrate to the striatum and eventually differentiate into neurons and glia.

Accepted Answer

A) Epidermal growth factor 
B) Deep brain stimulation 
C) The three-legged cat solution 
D) Behavioral therapy 
A) Epidermal growth factor 
B) Deep brain stimulation 
C) The three-legged cat solution 
D) Behavioral therapy

Question 2

The phenomenon of phantom limb pain after amputation can most easily be explained by:

Accepted Answer

A) a change in the cortex's response to inputs. 
B) stimulation of the nerve endings of the stump. 
C) collateral stimulation of the thalamus. 
D) degeneration of the cortical area representing the lost limb. 
A) a change in the cortex's response to inputs. 
B) stimulation of the nerve endings of the stump. 
C) collateral stimulation of the thalamus. 
D) degeneration of the cortical area representing the lost limb.

Question 3

For a postsynaptic AMPA receptor to be activated:

Accepted Answer

A) glutamate must bind to it. 
B) the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized. 
C) glutamate must bind to it, and the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized. 
D) acetylcholine must bind to it, and the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized. 
A) glutamate must bind to it. 
B) the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized. 
C) glutamate must bind to it, and the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized. 
D) acetylcholine must bind to it, and the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized.

Question 4

A monkey is trained to remember the position of a light after it goes out. The activity of neurons in the prefrontal cortex will:

Accepted Answer

A) increase if the monkey forgets the position of the target. 
B) decrease if the monkey correctly remembers the position of the target. 
C) decrease if the monkey forgets the position of the target. 
D) not fire differentially to correct or incorrect responses. 
A) increase if the monkey forgets the position of the target. 
B) decrease if the monkey correctly remembers the position of the target. 
C) decrease if the monkey forgets the position of the target. 
D) not fire differentially to correct or incorrect responses.

Question 5

Pressing a bar to obtain food is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) respondent conditioning. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) instrumental conditioning. 
D) amygdala conditioning. 
A) respondent conditioning. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) instrumental conditioning. 
D) amygdala conditioning.

Question 6

The development of Alzheimer disease has NOT been attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A) genetic predisposition. 
B) prions. 
C) a vitamin B deficiency. 
D) slow viruses. 
A) genetic predisposition. 
B) prions. 
C) a vitamin B deficiency. 
D) slow viruses.

Question 7

Your friend Devin, who is right-handed, has played the violin for almost 20 years. If you conducted an MRI scan of Devin's brain, you would expect to see an increase in the size of his:

Accepted Answer

A) hand region in the motor cortex in the left hemisphere. 
B) basal ganglia in the left hemisphere. 
C) hand region in the motor cortex in the right hemisphere. 
D) cerebellum in the right hemisphere. 
A) hand region in the motor cortex in the left hemisphere. 
B) basal ganglia in the left hemisphere. 
C) hand region in the motor cortex in the right hemisphere. 
D) cerebellum in the right hemisphere.

Question 8

Long-term depression (LTD) involves repeated _____ electrical stimulation that results in a _____ in synaptic effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) high-frequency; long-lasting increase 
B) low-frequency; long-lasting decrease 
C) high-frequency; short-term decrease 
D) high-frequency; long-lasting decrease 
A) high-frequency; long-lasting increase 
B) low-frequency; long-lasting decrease 
C) high-frequency; short-term decrease 
D) high-frequency; long-lasting decrease

Question 9

List the three primary methods to enhance recovery of function after brain damage.

Accepted Answer

The three primary methods to enhance rec

Question 10

_____ occurs when two or more previously unrelated stimuli are linked to produce a behavioral response.

Accepted Answer

A) Associative learning 
B) Short-term memory loss 
C) Basal ganglia dysfunction 
D) Epigenetic change 
A) Associative learning 
B) Short-term memory loss 
C) Basal ganglia dysfunction 
D) Epigenetic change

Question 11

Which neurotransmitter is needed to activate NMDA and AMPA receptors?

Accepted Answer

A) GABA 
B) glutamate 
C) acetylcholine 
D) dopamine 
A) GABA 
B) glutamate 
C) acetylcholine 
D) dopamine

Question 12

In recent studies, the hippocampus has been implicated in:

Accepted Answer

A) memory for faces. 
B) visual object memory. 
C) memory for places. 
D) verbal memory. 
A) memory for faces. 
B) visual object memory. 
C) memory for places. 
D) verbal memory.

Question 13

_____ is the ability to recall or recognize previous experience.

Accepted Answer

A) Learning 
B) Memory 
C) Reasoning 
D) Connectivity 
A) Learning 
B) Memory 
C) Reasoning 
D) Connectivity

Question 14

For a postsynaptic NMDA receptor to be activated:

Accepted Answer

A) glutamate must bind to it. 
B) the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized. 
C) glutamate must bind to it, and the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized. 
D) acetylcholine must bind to it, and the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized. 
A) glutamate must bind to it. 
B) the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized. 
C) glutamate must bind to it, and the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized. 
D) acetylcholine must bind to it, and the postsynaptic membrane must be depolarized.

Question 15

Woollett and Maguire conducted MRI scans on people before and after the participants underwent training to become London taxi drivers. The results of the study demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A) prior to training, those who later became taxi drivers had larger hippocampi. 
B) there was no correlation between succeeding or failing to become a taxi driver and the size of the hippocampus. 
C) those who became taxi drivers showed an increase in hippocampal volume from pretest to posttest. 
D) after retiring, taxi drivers' hippocampal volume remained the same. 
A) prior to training, those who later became taxi drivers had larger hippocampi. 
B) there was no correlation between succeeding or failing to become a taxi driver and the size of the hippocampus. 
C) those who became taxi drivers showed an increase in hippocampal volume from pretest to posttest. 
D) after retiring, taxi drivers' hippocampal volume remained the same.

Question 16

_____ is a change in an organism's behavior as a result of experience.

Accepted Answer

A) Learning 
B) Memory 
C) Cognition 
D) Connectivity 
A) Learning 
B) Memory 
C) Cognition 
D) Connectivity

Question 17

What evidence supports the idea that the hippocampus is critical for spatial memory?

Accepted Answer

The hippocampus, a region of the brain l

Question 18

Neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are often found in patients with:

Accepted Answer

A) herpes encephalitis. 
B) Huntington disease. 
C) Parkinson disease. 
D) Alzheimer disease. 
A) herpes encephalitis. 
B) Huntington disease. 
C) Parkinson disease. 
D) Alzheimer disease.

Question 19

How do the brains of people and other animals with superior spatial memory abilities differ from those with normal spatial memory abilities? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

The brains of people and animals with su

Question 20

Milo is dependent on alcohol. He has been consuming rum and beer on a daily basis for the past 20 years. Milo is most at risk for developing:

Accepted Answer

A) dyslexia. 
B) Parkinson disease. 
C) Alzheimer disease. 
D) Korsakoff syndrome. 
A) dyslexia. 
B) Parkinson disease. 
C) Alzheimer disease. 
D) Korsakoff syndrome.

_____ stimulates the generation of cells that migrate to the striatum and eventually differentiate into neurons and glia.

The phenomenon of phantom limb pain after amputation can most easily be explained by:

For a postsynaptic AMPA receptor to be activated:

A monkey is trained to remember the position of a light after it goes out. The activity of neurons in the prefrontal cortex will:

Pressing a bar to obtain food is an example of:

The development of Alzheimer disease has NOT been attributed to:

Your friend Devin, who is right-handed, has played the violin for almost 20 years. If you conducted an MRI scan of Devin's brain, you would expect to see an increase in the size of his:

Long-term depression (LTD) involves repeated _ electrical stimulation that results in a _ in synaptic effectiveness.

List the three primary methods to enhance recovery of function after brain damage.

_____ occurs when two or more previously unrelated stimuli are linked to produce a behavioral response.

Which neurotransmitter is needed to activate NMDA and AMPA receptors?

In recent studies, the hippocampus has been implicated in:

_____ is the ability to recall or recognize previous experience.

For a postsynaptic NMDA receptor to be activated:

Woollett and Maguire conducted MRI scans on people before and after the participants underwent training to become London taxi drivers. The results of the study demonstrated that:

_____ is a change in an organism's behavior as a result of experience.

What evidence supports the idea that the hippocampus is critical for spatial memory?

Neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are often found in patients with:

How do the brains of people and other animals with superior spatial memory abilities differ from those with normal spatial memory abilities? Give examples.

Milo is dependent on alcohol. He has been consuming rum and beer on a daily basis for the past 20 years. Milo is most at risk for developing:

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_____ stimulates the generation of cells that migrate to the striatum and eventually differentiate into neurons and glia.

The phenomenon of phantom limb pain after amputation can most easily be explained by:

For a postsynaptic AMPA receptor to be activated:

A monkey is trained to remember the position of a light after it goes out. The activity of neurons in the prefrontal cortex will:

Pressing a bar to obtain food is an example of:

The development of Alzheimer disease has NOT been attributed to:

Your friend Devin, who is right-handed, has played the violin for almost 20 years. If you conducted an MRI scan of Devin's brain, you would expect to see an increase in the size of his:

Long-term depression (LTD) involves repeated _____ electrical stimulation that results in a _____ in synaptic effectiveness.

List the three primary methods to enhance recovery of function after brain damage.

_____ occurs when two or more previously unrelated stimuli are linked to produce a behavioral response.

Which neurotransmitter is needed to activate NMDA and AMPA receptors?

In recent studies, the hippocampus has been implicated in:

_____ is the ability to recall or recognize previous experience.

For a postsynaptic NMDA receptor to be activated:

Woollett and Maguire conducted MRI scans on people before and after the participants underwent training to become London taxi drivers. The results of the study demonstrated that:

_____ is a change in an organism's behavior as a result of experience.

What evidence supports the idea that the hippocampus is critical for spatial memory?

Neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are often found in patients with:

How do the brains of people and other animals with superior spatial memory abilities differ from those with normal spatial memory abilities? Give examples.

Milo is dependent on alcohol. He has been consuming rum and beer on a daily basis for the past 20 years. Milo is most at risk for developing:

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior

What Is the Nervous Systems Functional Anatomy

What Are the Nervous Systems Functional Units

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior

How Do We Study the Brains Structures and Functions

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior

Why Do We Sleep and Dream

How Does the Brain Think

What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves

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Long-term depression (LTD) involves repeated _ electrical stimulation that results in a _ in synaptic effectiveness.