Exam 4: Neuroscience

The loss of myelin on the axons of neurons is a characteristics of a neurological disorder known as __________.

What type of scientists study brain functionality by investigating patients with brain damage?

What is another name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

What area in the temporal lobe is associated with the production of speech?

Which of the following brain study techniques is CORRECTLY matched with a disadvantage?

What term describes a person who is paralyzed from the neck down after an injury?

Several neuron groups form the __________ which is important for sleep and wakefulness.

An __________ measures brain wave activity from the surface of the scalp.

Describe the characteristics of someone who has sustained damage to their cerebellum.

Which of the following sequences best reflects the order of events in neurogenesis, from first to last?

The parietal cortex is located at the top middle of the brain.

In a roller-blading mishap, Wendy fell down and injured the very back of her head. Which of her senses is most likely impaired?

Dopamine is not associated with motor coordination.

Neurotransmitter receptors are found on the _______ of _____ neurons.

Angie has painstakingly made some neuroscience flashcards to help her study group prepare for an upcoming test. Brent picks up a card. "Nodes of Ranvier" is written on the front. Which of the following phrases should he see when he turns over the card?

To what extent have neurological disorders been treated successfully by transplanting fully differentiated brain tissue, on the one hand, and transplanting fetal brain tissue, on the other?

Left brain functions may be associated with creative and abstract reasoning.

What chemicals travel from neuron to neuron across synapses?

Myelination occurs mostly after we are born.

Neurons in both the substantia nigra and the __________ comprise portions of the brain's dopamine pathways.