Exam 1: What Is Behavioral Neuroscience

Which of the following technologies are most useful in analyzing brain activity during a seizure? 

Although his ability to speak is otherwise normal,a patient suffering from a stroke is having difficulty naming common everyday objects,such as tools.In order to determine which part of the brain is functioning abnormally,his doctor may use which of the following techniques? 

The genetic insertion of molecules into specific neurons that allows the activity of the neurons to be controlled by light is called ________.

A group of scientists at your university wants to investigate rates of abuse of prescription drugs,like Oxycontin,among students living in dorms by using an online questionnaire.This research proposal is likely to raise ethical concerns about 

Questions about the activity of the brain can be investigated using positron emission tomography (PET)and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Researchers interested in the effects of a drug on an awake,freely moving animal are most likely to 

University review boards 

Future law enforcement personnel are most likely to be able to use which of the following technologies in order to assess whether a person is being truthful or not? 

Fraternal twins typically have about _________ percent of their genes in common.

Dr.Wilson is interested in the functions of a nucleus found in the hypothalamus of rats.Which of the following technologies would you recommend to Dr.Wilson for answering this question? 

Compared with positron emission tomography (PET)scans,functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)provides 

Federal guidelines for using human participants in research apply to all organizations and individuals receiving federal funding.

"Fixing" tissue to be viewed refers to 

The history of biological psychology is in many ways the history of technical advances.Which three technological advances do you think were the most significant and why?

-The image in the lower left of this figure combines information from ____________________ with information from ____________________ imaging.

If you want to observe a small number of cells in detail,it would be best to use the 

The use of repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)can be used to help treating those who suffer from auditory hallucinations associated with schizophrenia.

One of the challenges associated with the successful use of chemotherapy for treating brain tumors is the fact that 

Magnetoencephalography (MEG)recordings may be taken 

The Egyptian author of the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus understood that