Exam 4: The Methods and Ethics of Research

Which of the following techniques can visualize ongoing biological activity of a living brain?

Removal of brain tissue via conventional surgery with a scalpel would be termed ______.

How do scientists portray the knowledge that is obtained through careful observation?

Raulo wants to determine if people diagnosed with major depression have more brain pathways connecting cortical and subcortical areas than do people without a depression diagnosis. What imaging technique should Raulo use in his study?

Which of the following has been successfully treated in rodents using stem cells?

Why do researchers commonly use mice in genetic engineering studies?

Describe the procedures that are made possible by the use of stereotaxic surgery. Explain why this type of surgery provides more information than studying human cases or "nature's experiments."

Which of the following techniques can be used to study neurotransmitter release from vesicles?

Which of the following is one way that research protections for animals have changed in the past 30 years?

Andrew Wakefield's research showing a causal link between autism and vaccines is an example of fabrication in science.

One criticism of all brain imaging techniques is that they only show how the brain responds at one point in time.