Exam 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

The activation of mirror neurons is vital in allowing us to learn how to imitate the subtle muscle movements of a complex motor skill.

A device used to record the electrical activity in the brain is:

When an action potential occurs,_____ gates open,resulting in the inside of the cell becoming more _____ relative to the outside.

The word amygdala is Latin for:

Morphine has similar chemical properties to the neurotransmitter dopamine.

_____ have highly developed areas in the _____ for finger control.

Which subdivision of the peripheral nervous system do humans use to perceive,think,and coordinate their behaviour?

Lesions to some areas of the hypothalamus result in a loss of interest in food.

_____ cells are support cells found in the nervous system.

Which structure is NOT part of the hindbrain?

Which drug would NOT constitute a drug agonist?

Which structure is NOT part of the hindbrain?

The movement of an electrical signal within a neuron is termed:

A psychologist wishes to study the regions of the brain that are active during facial recognition.What brain imaging technique would she MOST likely employ?

_____ scans are normally used to identify default brain networks,or sets of brain regions that are closely connected to one another when a person is internally focused.

_____ channels are open while a neuron is at rest;most _____ channels are closed.

The small gap between the terminal button of one neuron and a dendrite of a second neuron is called a:

The indentations or fissures in the cerebral cortex are called:

The reticular formation does NOT regulate:

During prenatal development,the tail end of the neural tube will develop into the spinal cord.