Exam 4: Neuroscience, the Brain, and Behaviour

Changes in the brain as a result of plasticity can be:

What are the two main approaches of investigation in neuropsychology?

Which brain area was found by Zeki et al. (1992) to be more active during the perception of colour rather than motion?

Grey matter is made up of __________, while white matter is composed by __________ and __________.

What is a 'contrast' in a fMRI experiment?

Which method allows to study the relationship between the presentation of a stimulus and the release of a given neurotransmitter?

After a stroke, Miss Gray reported a severe agnosia - she couldn't recognise objects anymore. Most certainly the main locus of Miss Gray's stroke was in her __________ lobe.

__________ refers to whether a method is purely external to the body or not.

fMRI is a better method compared to EEG because it provides high spatial resolution as well as good temporal resolution.

What is the resting potential of a neuron?

What areas make up the striatum?

'Phineas Gage' is a famous case of chemically induced lesion.

Why are split-brain patients important for our understanding of the functions of the two hemispheres?

When at rest, the membrane potential is positive and the neuron is not firing.

Long-term potentiation was first recorded in __________ experiments.

Which ion channels open when the membrane potential becomes positive?

The __________ is the main sensory relay for all senses between sense organs and the cortex. This important structure is located in the __________.

What discipline explores the effects of drugs on brain and behaviour?

Most of our knowledge of the brain stems from the past __________.

Plasticity can only occur as a result of damage to the central nervous system.