Exam 3: Cells and Circuits

___________ formally defined the symptoms of epilepsy.

Action potentials originate from the

What ion is principally responsible for the resting membrane potential and why?

Spindle cells are also known as ________.

In rat pups from mothers who had experienced bystander stress, increased dendritic spine density in the orbitofrontal cortex was associated with ________.

Findings from the Iowa Gambling Task have shown that subjects with frontal lobe damage

Which of the following ion concentrations is higher in the intracellular space of neurons than it is in the extracellular space?

Otto Loewi was the first to prove the concept of chemical neurotransmission.

The release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft occurs via a process known as ________.

Applied behavior analysis is the most successful treatment for Autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

________ is the most successful treatment for Autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

John Hughlings Jackson was the first to describe autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Neurons only form synapses.

Why is losing myelin in multiple sclerosis so devastating?

Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs) result from

The neurotransmitter binds to a receptor site and

Rat pups whose mothers were merely housed with other rats that had endured physical restraint showed _____________ in their orbitofrontal cortex.

Imitating gestures or facial expressions could be impaired by ________ .

The point at which one neuron's terminal contacts the next neuron's dendrite is the

The area in a neuron where action potentials are generated is called the ________.