Exam 23: Study Drugs: Brain Boost or Brain Drain Brain Structure and Function

It's known that teenagers and young adults are impulsive in nature, take unnecessary risks, and are, therefore, more susceptible to drug addiction. Which lobe of the cerebrum do scientists hypothesize as reason for this because this lobe doesn't fully develop until the early twenties?

What would a drug that caused sodium to leak into a neuron do?

Which neurotransmitter is involved in both Parkinson's disease and ADD?

What differences have neurobiologists detected in the brains of people with ADD?

What condition may be caused by the loss of dopamine leading to motor symptoms, including tremors, rigidity, and slowed movements?

Which sense is a general sense?

Action potential begins when which of the following occurs?

Which word best describes the thalamus?

How would the movement of a nerve impulse be described?

Of the general categories of neurons, which carry information to the CNS?

Which disorder is characterized by mental deterioration and loss of bodily functions?

Which action causes the release of neurotransmitter molecules?

What is happening when a neuron is at rest before an action potential?

What system is composed of the spinal cord and brain?

The function of which household appliance accurately describes the removal of neurotransmitters from the synapse?

Abnormal levels of which neurotransmitter may be involved in producing the symptoms of ADD?

Following a medical examination, an individual discovers that she has a large tumor located in the area of the brain known as the reticular formation, located in the lower part of the brain stem. Which symptoms would this person experience as a consequence?

Prozac is used as an antidepressant and acts by inhibiting the reuptake of which neurotransmitter in neuronal synapses?

When a neuron is at rest, what maintains the high concentration gradients of potassium ions inside the cell and sodium ions outside the cell?

Scientists have known for centuries that we "speak" with the left hemisphere of the brain. You perform an experiment in which your subject was presented with an apple only to the left visual field. When asked to identify what he saw, the subject denied seeing anything. However, when asked to point to the correct object, he was able to see and identify the apple. Which reason would explain this deficit?