Exam 5: Evolving Brains: Neural Development, Neuroplasticity, and Recovery of Function

The ability to consciously override the impulse to orient to a new sensory stimulus is indicative of___________.

The ________ is an index comparing the actual brain mass of an animal with the expected brain mass for an animal of that body mass based on measurements of representative mammals.

In adolescence, ________ occurs resulting in decreased density of neuronal processes to maximize neural efficiency.

Genetic trends influenced by life events of a single generation that can extend beyond an individual's lifetime across several generations are termed _________ findings.

Epigenetic processes may override the slow process of changing the DNA code via random mutation and natural selection.

________is present in both males and females, can cross the blood-brain barrier, and may be useful in treating traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Adults may interpret _________________ in children as a form of impulse-control disorder.

Rats born to low-licking mothers but raised by high-licking foster mothers act more like their biological mothers than their foster mothers when they became parents.

If the rodent brain were enlarged to the size of the human brain it would have ____________ neurons.

Each year ________ of adults over 65 with Alzheimer's disease develop a severe form of the disease.

The addition of an acetyl group to a histone changes the shape of nearby DNA, ______________.

Transgenerational genetic trends are influenced by life events of a single generation that can extend beyond an individual's lifetime across several generations.

Distinguish between stem cells and progenitor cells.

The consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) may benefit from the administration of ________ during treatment.

_________________ made the statement that "the human brain is undoubtedly the most impressive, complex, and intricate organ that has evolved over time."

Decades of research on progesterone indicate that, among other functions, it ___________.

What observation supports the hypothesis that that reduced outdoor play contributes to the rising rates of myopia, or nearsightedness?

Brain plasticity-based training software programs aimed at enhancing sensory functions, processing speed, and memory ____________ in aging humans.

_________________ is an effect of ischemia.

__________ is a form of behavioral profiling to determine whether a new mouse genetic strain is a "match" for the human disorder of interest.