Exam 3: Biological Psychology

____________neurotransmitters make it more likely that a neuron will generate action potentials,whereas _____________ neurotransmitters make it less likely that a neuron will do so.

Which of the following would most likely involve the tectum?

The brain:

Which technique for investigating the function of brain regions is similar to lesioning,but has no ill effects?

Evolution is best defined as:

A neuron will fire when the ions inside the cell body are:

Neuroscientists often categorize parts of the brain into gray matter and white matter.What makes the white matter regions appear white?

An individual with a "split brain":

The system that relays messages in the form of electrochemical impulses throughout the body is called __________.

Which part of the brain can be thought of as a major switching station that directs incoming information to the correct brain structure?

The corpus callosum:

A functional MRI (fMRI)measures

Dendrites

What kinds of neurons are connected to receptor cells in the skin,muscles,and joints?

Axons

After neurotransmitter molecules are released,they may be broken down by enzymes,or they may be re-absorbed back into the axon,a process known as

The part of the brain which interprets visual information is the __________.

A major difference between the somatic and autonomic branches of the nervous system is that:

Which lobes are involved are involved in hearing,language,and some higher-level aspects of vision such as object and face recognition?

A victim of a car wreck with head injuries,whose involuntary bodily processes (breathing,heartbeat,etc.)have been disturbed,probably has had damage done to the _______.