Exam 4: Neuroscience, the Brain, and Behaviour

The diencephalon is made up by two main structures: the __________ and the __________.

What of the following is processed by the parietal lobe?

What division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for fear-related responses such as increased heart rate and breathing?

Which lobe is responsible for spatial cognition and attention?

Unlike EEG, fMRI does not directly measure the activity of neurons.

Which of the following is the CORRECT definition of 'transgene'?

Which of the following is not an advantage of the fMRI technique?

What is a 'sham' lesion?

What does the statement 'cells that fire together wire together' refer to?

Paul Broca documented the case of a patient who had lost the ability to __________, after a damage to a region in the left __________, know known as Broca's area.

Which brain stimulation technique generates transient behavioural effects by applying noninvasive electrical currents?

Electrolytical lesions are induced by stimulating a brain area with an electric current sufficient to cause cell death.

The brain functioning of left-handers is a mirror image of their right-handed counterparts' brain functioning.

Which part of the body is responsible for your personality?

What does set a limit to the number of action potentials generated per second?

It's well established that physical exercise stimulates the growth of neurons and strengthens existing connections. This statement makes reference to the processes of:

__________ consists of measuring local changes in neurotransmitter thanks to a probe implanted in a specific brain area.

'X is spared, Y is impaired in patient A; Y is spared, X is impaired in patient B'. This is an example of:

Describe the higher functions of the frontal lobe and some common effects that result from damage in this area.

Which of the following pairs reflects an accurate relationship neurotransmitter-function?