Exam 4: Neuroscience

Physical gaps between neurons are called __________.

Your text states that ". . . physical exercise increases the birth of new neurons . . . and also stimulates the growth of neurons." This passage makes reference to the processes of: a) neurogenesis and plasticity b) synaptogenesis and plasticity c) neurogenesis and synaptogenesis d) cytogenesis and plasticity

Which of the following sequences reflects the order in which nervous and endocrine system structures respond to arousing situations, from first to last?

Which of the following statements best captures the role of the hippocampus in episodic memory on the one hand, and spatial memory on the other?

The amygdala is to emotion as the hippocampus is to ________.

What structure connects the hemispheres of the neocortex?

The peripheral nervous system includes the somatic and autonomic subdivisions.

The thalamus may be likened to a(n):