Question 1

In primates,MPTP produces damage in

Accepted Answer

A)  the cortex. 
B)  the hippocampus. 
C)  the substantia nigra. 
D)  the cerebellum. 
E)  motor neurons. 
A)  the cortex. 
B)  the hippocampus. 
C)  the substantia nigra. 
D)  the cerebellum. 
E)  motor neurons.

Question 2

Huntington's disease

Accepted Answer

A)  often attacks people in their early teens. 
B)  is caused by a single recessive gene. 
C)  is caused by early exposure to huntingtin toxin. 
D)  usually attacks in early childhood. 
E)  is terminal. 
A)  often attacks people in their early teens. 
B)  is caused by a single recessive gene. 
C)  is caused by early exposure to huntingtin toxin. 
D)  usually attacks in early childhood. 
E)  is terminal.

Question 3

Neurons created by adult __________ migrate into nearby areas of damage,suggesting that it may be involved in recovery of function after hippocampal damage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Neurons created by adult __________ migrate into...

Question 4

In the days after a small ischemic stroke,the size of the area of brain damage normally expands.In one study of monkeys,the expansion of a motor cortex lesion was prevented by

Accepted Answer

A)  a program of hand training and practice. 
B)  stem cells. 
C)  autotransplants. 
D)  activating cognitive reserve. 
E)  phantom limbs. 
A)  a program of hand training and practice. 
B)  stem cells. 
C)  autotransplants. 
D)  activating cognitive reserve. 
E)  phantom limbs.

Question 5

When there is a disturbance of consciousness following a blow to the head and there is no evidence of physical damage,the diagnosis is

Accepted Answer

A)  contusion. 
B)  laceration. 
C)  concussion. 
D)  hematoma. 
E)  aneurysm. 
A)  contusion. 
B)  laceration. 
C)  concussion. 
D)  hematoma. 
E)  aneurysm.

Question 6

MPTP in humans produces a disorder virtually identical to severe

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple sclerosis. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  Huntington's disease. 
D)  Alzheimer's disease. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  multiple sclerosis. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  Huntington's disease. 
D)  Alzheimer's disease. 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is a controversial treatment for Parkinson's disease that reduces symptoms within minutes,but only temporarily?

Accepted Answer

A)  electroconvulsive shock 
B)  deep brain stimulation 
C)  prefrontal lobotomy 
D)  split-brain operations 
E)  dopamine antagonists 
A)  electroconvulsive shock 
B)  deep brain stimulation 
C)  prefrontal lobotomy 
D)  split-brain operations 
E)  dopamine antagonists

Question 8

__________ mice are mice into which the genes of another species have been introduced.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ mice are mice into which the...

Question 9

In typical kindling demonstrations,the first electrical stimulation elicits

Accepted Answer

A)  a mild convulsion. 
B)  little or no response. 
C)  a tonic-clonic convulsion. 
D)  a generalized convulsion. 
E)  both C and D 
A)  a mild convulsion. 
B)  little or no response. 
C)  a tonic-clonic convulsion. 
D)  a generalized convulsion. 
E)  both C and D

Question 10

Describe the MPTP model and its discovery.

Accepted Answer

50% for describing t

Question 11

Which type of tumor is likely to be benign?

Accepted Answer

A)  encapsulated 
B)  metastatic 
C)  infiltrating 
D)  malignant 
E)  congenital 
A)  encapsulated 
B)  metastatic 
C)  infiltrating 
D)  malignant 
E)  congenital

Question 12

Removing tissue from one part of a person's body and implanting it in another part of the same person is called

Accepted Answer

A)  switch plantation. 
B)  intrapatient transplant. 
C)  autotransplantation. 
D)  adrenal explantation. 
E)  self-transplantation. 
A)  switch plantation. 
B)  intrapatient transplant. 
C)  autotransplantation. 
D)  adrenal explantation. 
E)  self-transplantation.

Question 13

Oligodendroglia actively

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulate neural regeneration. 
B)  block neural regeneration. 
C)  guide neural regeneration. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  stimulate neural regeneration. 
B)  block neural regeneration. 
C)  guide neural regeneration. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

After the axon of a typical multipolar neuron is cut,the distal segment always degenerates.This is called __________ degeneration.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde 
B)  retrograde 
C)  distal 
D)  proximal 
E)  transneural 
A)  anterograde 
B)  retrograde 
C)  distal 
D)  proximal 
E)  transneural

Question 15

Although L-dopa does have some beneficial effects,it is not a solution to the problem of Parkinson's disease because it

Accepted Answer

A)  typically becomes less and less therapeutically effective with use. 
B)  is too expensive. 
C)  can be safely administered to only a small proportion of patients. 
D)  is unstable at room temperature. 
E)  does not pass through the blood-brain barrier. 
A)  typically becomes less and less therapeutically effective with use. 
B)  is too expensive. 
C)  can be safely administered to only a small proportion of patients. 
D)  is unstable at room temperature. 
E)  does not pass through the blood-brain barrier.

Question 16

Much of the brain damage caused by cerebral ischemia is not observed for 1 or 2 __________ following the stroke.

Accepted Answer

A)  seconds 
B)  minutes 
C)  hours 
D)  days 
E)  years 
A)  seconds 
B)  minutes 
C)  hours 
D)  days 
E)  years

Question 17

Major neuropathological correlates of Alzheimer's disease are

Accepted Answer

A)  neurofibrillary tangles in the neural cytoplasm. 
B)  amyloid plaques. 
C)  a selective decline in dopamine levels. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  neurofibrillary tangles in the neural cytoplasm. 
B)  amyloid plaques. 
C)  a selective decline in dopamine levels. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 18

The word "crackpot" originally referred to people suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  caffeine poisoning. 
B)  tea poisoning. 
C)  syphilis. 
D)  lead poisoning. 
E)  mercury poisoning. 
A)  caffeine poisoning. 
B)  tea poisoning. 
C)  syphilis. 
D)  lead poisoning. 
E)  mercury poisoning.

Question 19

Kindled convulsions as usually studied do not model epilepsy in one important respect: Unless the kindling is long-term,the kindled convulsions

Accepted Answer

A)  are not partial. 
B)  do not occur spontaneously. 
C)  are not generalized. 
D)  are not reliable. 
E)  are not clonic. 
A)  are not partial. 
B)  do not occur spontaneously. 
C)  are not generalized. 
D)  are not reliable. 
E)  are not clonic.

Question 20

Simple partial seizures and complex partial seizures are the two major categories of

Accepted Answer

A)  epilepsy. 
B)  focal seizures. 
C)  generalized seizures. 
D)  convulsions. 
E)  automatisms. 
A)  epilepsy. 
B)  focal seizures. 
C)  generalized seizures. 
D)  convulsions. 
E)  automatisms.

In primates,MPTP produces damage in

Huntington's disease

Neurons created by adult __________ migrate into nearby areas of damage,suggesting that it may be involved in recovery of function after hippocampal damage.

In the days after a small ischemic stroke,the size of the area of brain damage normally expands.In one study of monkeys,the expansion of a motor cortex lesion was prevented by

When there is a disturbance of consciousness following a blow to the head and there is no evidence of physical damage,the diagnosis is

MPTP in humans produces a disorder virtually identical to severe

Which of the following is a controversial treatment for Parkinson's disease that reduces symptoms within minutes,but only temporarily?

__________ mice are mice into which the genes of another species have been introduced.

In typical kindling demonstrations,the first electrical stimulation elicits

Describe the MPTP model and its discovery.

Which type of tumor is likely to be benign?

Removing tissue from one part of a person's body and implanting it in another part of the same person is called

Oligodendroglia actively

After the axon of a typical multipolar neuron is cut,the distal segment always degenerates.This is called __________ degeneration.

Although L-dopa does have some beneficial effects,it is not a solution to the problem of Parkinson's disease because it

Much of the brain damage caused by cerebral ischemia is not observed for 1 or 2 __________ following the stroke.

Major neuropathological correlates of Alzheimer's disease are

The word "crackpot" originally referred to people suffering from

Kindled convulsions as usually studied do not model epilepsy in one important respect: Unless the kindling is long-term,the kindled convulsions

Simple partial seizures and complex partial seizures are the two major categories of

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

Filters

Exam 10: Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

In primates,MPTP produces damage in

Huntington's disease

Neurons created by adult __________ migrate into nearby areas of damage,suggesting that it may be involved in recovery of function after hippocampal damage.

In the days after a small ischemic stroke,the size of the area of brain damage normally expands.In one study of monkeys,the expansion of a motor cortex lesion was prevented by

When there is a disturbance of consciousness following a blow to the head and there is no evidence of physical damage,the diagnosis is

MPTP in humans produces a disorder virtually identical to severe

Which of the following is a controversial treatment for Parkinson's disease that reduces symptoms within minutes,but only temporarily?

__________ mice are mice into which the genes of another species have been introduced.

In typical kindling demonstrations,the first electrical stimulation elicits

Describe the MPTP model and its discovery.

Which type of tumor is likely to be benign?

Removing tissue from one part of a person's body and implanting it in another part of the same person is called

Oligodendroglia actively

After the axon of a typical multipolar neuron is cut,the distal segment always degenerates.This is called __________ degeneration.

Although L-dopa does have some beneficial effects,it is not a solution to the problem of Parkinson's disease because it

Much of the brain damage caused by cerebral ischemia is not observed for 1 or 2 __________ following the stroke.

Major neuropathological correlates of Alzheimer's disease are

The word "crackpot" originally referred to people suffering from

Kindled convulsions as usually studied do not model epilepsy in one important respect: Unless the kindling is long-term,the kindled convulsions

Simple partial seizures and complex partial seizures are the two major categories of

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

Filters