Exam 6: Neural and Brain Development

When are physical differences between the hemispheres noticeable?

The _______ hemisphere is more active during ________ tasks.

Because of the use of a radioactive substance, which of the following techniques is not commonly used with infants and children?

Which of the following neurotransmitter systems has an effect on memory?

Schizophrenia has been linked to the failure of neurons in which system?

In which process do cells move in greater distances during cell migration?

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following lobes displays an earlier sensitive period for plasticity than the other lobes?

Contrast the clinical uses and applications of ERP's, EEG's, MRI's and PET. Support your answer with examples.

Which of the following controls basic functions such as hunger and temperature?

How do MRI and fMRI differ? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?

When are teratogens most offensive to the developing brain?

What are the 4 types of neurotransmitter systems and what is each involved in?

Which of the following techniques does not require the person to stay still?

In a neuroimaging study, when babies were presented with speech segments that were played forward and backward, what area of the brain was activated with forward speech?

Which of the following is not measured through neuroimaging techniques?

What functions are served by the prefrontal cortex?

Which of the following neurotransmitter systems has an effect on arousal?

Clay was in a car accident when he was 4 years old and years later, he still suffers from inhibitory control difficulties as well as memory difficulties. Elena was also in a similar car accident, and two years after the incident, she doesn't show any particular difficulties. This is an example of __________.

Karel is able to process colours and sizes of objects. Which lobe is being used to achieve this?