Exam 2: Neuroscience

 Suppose your body is having difficulty maintaining homeostasis in temperature,thirst,or hunger.This may be due to damage to your ____. 

 Suppose your neurosurgeon wants get a good picture of your brain in action.What technique is she most likely to use? 

 How do the structures of the hindbrain differ in function from the cortex?

 Treating a patient with schizophrenia with a drug that decreases dopamine activity too greatly could lead to symptoms of ____. 

 Compare the neurotransmitter system and the endocrine system as means of conveying information throughout the body.

 George has a disease that is associated with a lack of dopamine-producing neurons in his brain.  George most likely has ____. 

 Axons on neurons in the brain are typically ____. 

 Those who are prescribed Prozac are presumed to have ____ in their brain. 

 Suppose you take a drug that indirectly causes potassium (K+)to leave your postsynaptic neurons.What effect would the drug have? 

 Research presented in the textbook suggests that the hippocampus plays a role in which of the following? 

 MODIFIED.Researchers wish to know which part of a rat's brain is most active as the rat listens to music.Which of the following technologies is most likely to be useful to the researchers in this situation? 

 Which of the following is TRUE regarding the resting potential of a neuron? 

 What advantages do magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)and positron emission tomography (PET scan)offer in studying the brain?

 Inhibition occurs when ____. 

 If your neurosurgeon were able to take a neuron out of your brain and examine it,she would most likely find that ____.