Exam 2: Brain and Behaviour

Which part of the brain controls the most complex aspects of thought and behaviour?

During the resting potential, to what is the axon's membrane impermeable?

If a positron emission tomography (PET) scan or a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan was done on you while listening to music, in which lobe would activity register most strongly?

In what order do signals typically pass through a neuron?

Identify the five main imaging techniques used to study the brain, and discuss their different uses.

Which of the following is a common effect of having a stroke?

The awkward gait of a person who has had too much to drink is caused by the suppression of neurons in the ____________________.

When a basketball player grasps a basketball, information about the feel of the basketball is transmitted to the spinal cord by ____________________.

Which of the following is known as the "fight or flight" response system, because of its importance in preparing us to respond to stressful events?

Which neurotransmitter seems to facilitate the "runner's high," acupuncture, and the euphoria sometimes associated with childbirth?

When the axon's ion channels open during an action potential, what type of ions rush into the cell?

What is the name for the fatty substance wrapped around axons?

Vital reflexes such as heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure are controlled by a structure in the brain called the ____________________.

Which part of the neuron transmits (conducts) information?

Define myelin and discuss its purpose.

Within higher-order animals, what do we call the increased size and wrinkling of the cerebral cortex?

Everything you do, think, or feel originates within which of the following cells?

Adriana suffers from a degenerative disorder that is causing the myelin in her brain to disintegrate. How will this affect transmission of neural information?

Clarence was in a car accident, and the doctor suspects that he may have suffered structural damage to the brain. Which of the following tests would give us a three-dimensional model of Clarence's brain?

In helping to relieve pain and stress, the brain produces opiate-like neural regulators. What are these regulators called?