Exam 3: Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Neurotransmitters that increase the postsynaptic neuron's negative potential are called:

After Joe fell and hit the back of his head,his movements have been very uncoordinated and he has not been able to acquire any new skills that require automatic movement.Joe most likely had damage to his:

To study the function of a brain area,researchers can damage that part of the brain and then observe resulting behavioural changes.This technique is called:

Which of the following best captures the association between acetylcholine and nicotine? They are like __________________________.

The order of the five steps of chemical communication is:

The structure of the human brain can be said to mirror evolutionary development because the:

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The basic building blocks of the nervous system are specialized cells called:

Wernicke's area is primarily concerned with speech production,whereas Broca's area is related to speech comprehension.

A neuron's action potential is also known as a(n):

The ___________ receives input that gives rise to sensations of heat,touch,cold,balance,and body movement and is located in the parietal lobe.

Neurotransmitters travel across the synapse and bind to the ___________ of neighboring neurons in a lock and key fashion.

The type of cortex involved in mental processes such as thought,memory,and perception is called the ________ cortex.

If the patients with with their corpus callosum severed were shown a picture of a hairbrush in their right visual field,,then the patients would be able to:

The process in which neurotransmitters are deactivated when they are taken back into the presynaptic axon terminal is called:

In the human body,which nervous system is responsible for calming and slowing down the body processes?

An antagonist can produce its effects by:

The amygdala organizes emotional and motivational behaviours,especially those linked to:

Simone Shamay-Tsoory investigated the functioning of the __________ cortex among incarcerated criminals with psychopathy.

Which of the following drugs is considered to be an agonist for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine?