Question 1

Which labeling method uses chemicals that are taken up by dendrites or cell bodies and subsequently transported through axons toward terminal buttons?

Accepted Answer

A)  heterograde 
B)  axoplasmic 
C)  anterograde 
D)  retrograde 
E)  homeostatic 
A)  heterograde 
B)  axoplasmic 
C)  anterograde 
D)  retrograde 
E)  homeostatic

Question 2

Which of the following represents a problem for interpreting the effects of a brain lesion on behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is difficult to reliably monitor animal behavior. 
B)  No one circuit is solely responsible for a behavior. 
C)  Brain lesions are difficult to produce in animals. 
D)  Brain structures are functionally isolated from each other. 
E)  Human observations are too unreliable. 
A)  It is difficult to reliably monitor animal behavior. 
B)  No one circuit is solely responsible for a behavior. 
C)  Brain lesions are difficult to produce in animals. 
D)  Brain structures are functionally isolated from each other. 
E)  Human observations are too unreliable.

Question 3

A(n)_____ refers to one of several forms of a gene.

Accepted Answer

A)  mutation 
B)  isoform 
C)  point-mutation 
D)  association 
E)  allele 
A)  mutation 
B)  isoform 
C)  point-mutation 
D)  association 
E)  allele

Question 4

The most commonly used method for tracing efferent axons connections involves the infusion of ________ into a brain region.

Accepted Answer

A)  fluorogold 
B)  cresyl violet 
C)  methylene blue 
D)  PHA-L 
E)  formalin 
A)  fluorogold 
B)  cresyl violet 
C)  methylene blue 
D)  PHA-L 
E)  formalin

Question 5

Study of the function of the living human brain is difficult because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is difficult to induce brain damage in humans.. 
B)  brain damage is uniform from case to case. 
C)  the human brain is too large to provide a fine detail image. 
D)  researchers have to wait for the natural death of a brain-damaged human to verify the location of the brain damage. 
E)  light microscopes cannot resolve fine detail in human brains. 
A)  it is difficult to induce brain damage in humans.. 
B)  brain damage is uniform from case to case. 
C)  the human brain is too large to provide a fine detail image. 
D)  researchers have to wait for the natural death of a brain-damaged human to verify the location of the brain damage. 
E)  light microscopes cannot resolve fine detail in human brains.

Question 6

Stereotaxically guided lesions in humans have been used to treat

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  Parkinson's disease. 
C)  Balint's syndrome. 
D)  angina pectoris. 
E)  schizophrenia. 
A)  Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  Parkinson's disease. 
C)  Balint's syndrome. 
D)  angina pectoris. 
E)  schizophrenia.

Question 7

Lesions produced by kainic acid spare fibers of passage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Formalin is useful in histology because it

Accepted Answer

A)  softens the brain tissue for slicing. 
B)  halts the enzyme process that breaks down brain tissue after death. 
C)  quickly removes blood from the gut. 
D)  .stains for neuron nuclei. 
E)  .bleaches the brain tissue. 
A)  softens the brain tissue for slicing. 
B)  halts the enzyme process that breaks down brain tissue after death. 
C)  quickly removes blood from the gut. 
D)  .stains for neuron nuclei. 
E)  .bleaches the brain tissue.

Question 9

Acetylcholine can be localized in brain using an immunocytochemical method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is strong evidence for a genetic contribution to a behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dizygotic twins have a higher concordance rate than do monozygotic twins. 
B)  Monozygotic twins have a higher concordance rate than do dizygotic twins. 
C)  Heterozygotic twins have a lower concordance rate than do monozygotic twins. 
D)  Adopted children resemble their adopted families with regard to a trait. 
E)  None of the above are correct. 
A)  Dizygotic twins have a higher concordance rate than do monozygotic twins. 
B)  Monozygotic twins have a higher concordance rate than do dizygotic twins. 
C)  Heterozygotic twins have a lower concordance rate than do monozygotic twins. 
D)  Adopted children resemble their adopted families with regard to a trait. 
E)  None of the above are correct.

Question 11

Which labeling method identifies the inputs to a brain region?

Accepted Answer

A)  a retrograde labeling method 
B)  an electrolytic lesion study 
C)  an anterograde labeling method 
D)  microdialysis 
E)  computed tomography 
A)  a retrograde labeling method 
B)  an electrolytic lesion study 
C)  an anterograde labeling method 
D)  microdialysis 
E)  computed tomography

Question 12

The RNA,DNA,and associated proteins in cell bodies that are dyed by certain stains are collectively referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  cytoplasm. 
B)  amino acids. 
C)  Nissl substance. 
D)  gangliosides. 
E)  nucleotides. 
A)  cytoplasm. 
B)  amino acids. 
C)  Nissl substance. 
D)  gangliosides. 
E)  nucleotides.

Question 13

Which technique takes advantage of the requirement of glucose for more fuel?

Accepted Answer

A)  neuromagnetometer 
B)  microdialysis 
C)  electroencephalograph 
D)  c-FOS 
E)  2-DG autoradiography 
A)  neuromagnetometer 
B)  microdialysis 
C)  electroencephalograph 
D)  c-FOS 
E)  2-DG autoradiography

Question 14

Measurements of the relative activity of immediate early genes is useful in that

Accepted Answer

A)  these genes rarely change their activity level. 
B)  immediate early genes fluoresce when active. 
C)  immediate early genes control glucose utilization. 
D)  the presence of an early gene product in the cell nucleus is a marker of neuron activation. 
E)  one can trace circuits of serial activation. 
A)  these genes rarely change their activity level. 
B)  immediate early genes fluoresce when active. 
C)  immediate early genes control glucose utilization. 
D)  the presence of an early gene product in the cell nucleus is a marker of neuron activation. 
E)  one can trace circuits of serial activation.

Question 15

Activation is to inhibition as glutamate is to transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Damage to dopamine neurons in the human brain can be detected using

Accepted Answer

A)  autoradiography of 2-DG concentrations in the nucleus accumbens. 
B)  microdialysis of dopamine concentrations in the caudate nucleus. 
C)  PET scans of radioactive L-DOPA concentrations in the basal ganglia. 
D)  CT scans of the frontal cortex. 
E)  fMRI studies of the mesolimbic dopamine system. 
A)  autoradiography of 2-DG concentrations in the nucleus accumbens. 
B)  microdialysis of dopamine concentrations in the caudate nucleus. 
C)  PET scans of radioactive L-DOPA concentrations in the basal ganglia. 
D)  CT scans of the frontal cortex. 
E)  fMRI studies of the mesolimbic dopamine system.

Question 17

PHA-L (phaseolus vulgaris leukoagglutinin)is a fluorescent dye.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Light microscope images are to electron microscope images as

Accepted Answer

A)  PET scans are to CT scans. 
B)  immunocytochemistry procedures are to FOS procedures. 
C)  CT scans are to MRI scans. 
D)  MRI scans are to light microscope slides. 
E)  MRI scans are to CT scans. 
A)  PET scans are to CT scans. 
B)  immunocytochemistry procedures are to FOS procedures. 
C)  CT scans are to MRI scans. 
D)  MRI scans are to light microscope slides. 
E)  MRI scans are to CT scans.

Which labeling method uses chemicals that are taken up by dendrites or cell bodies and subsequently transported through axons toward terminal buttons?

Which of the following represents a problem for interpreting the effects of a brain lesion on behavior?

A(n)_____ refers to one of several forms of a gene.

The most commonly used method for tracing efferent axons connections involves the infusion of ________ into a brain region.

Study of the function of the living human brain is difficult because

Stereotaxically guided lesions in humans have been used to treat

Lesions produced by kainic acid spare fibers of passage.

Formalin is useful in histology because it

Acetylcholine can be localized in brain using an immunocytochemical method.

Which of the following is strong evidence for a genetic contribution to a behavior?

Which labeling method identifies the inputs to a brain region?

The RNA,DNA,and associated proteins in cell bodies that are dyed by certain stains are collectively referred to as

Which technique takes advantage of the requirement of glucose for more fuel?

Measurements of the relative activity of immediate early genes is useful in that

Activation is to inhibition as glutamate is to transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Damage to dopamine neurons in the human brain can be detected using

PHA-L (phaseolus vulgaris leukoagglutinin)is a fluorescent dye.

Light microscope images are to electron microscope images as

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Which labeling method uses chemicals that are taken up by dendrites or cell bodies and subsequently transported through axons toward terminal buttons?

Which of the following represents a problem for interpreting the effects of a brain lesion on behavior?

A(n)_____ refers to one of several forms of a gene.

The most commonly used method for tracing efferent axons connections involves the infusion of ________ into a brain region.

Study of the function of the living human brain is difficult because

Stereotaxically guided lesions in humans have been used to treat

Lesions produced by kainic acid spare fibers of passage.

Formalin is useful in histology because it

Acetylcholine can be localized in brain using an immunocytochemical method.

Which of the following is strong evidence for a genetic contribution to a behavior?

Which labeling method identifies the inputs to a brain region?

The RNA,DNA,and associated proteins in cell bodies that are dyed by certain stains are collectively referred to as

Which technique takes advantage of the requirement of glucose for more fuel?

Measurements of the relative activity of immediate early genes is useful in that

Activation is to inhibition as glutamate is to transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Damage to dopamine neurons in the human brain can be detected using

PHA-L (phaseolus vulgaris leukoagglutinin)is a fluorescent dye.

Light microscope images are to electron microscope images as

Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience

Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Vision

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia, Affective Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders

Autistic, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity, Stress, and Substance Abuse Disorders

Filters