Exam 5: Development and Plasticity of the Brain

Developing neurons need ____ for survival.

Proliferation is the production of new cells.

What is one impediment to regeneration of axons in the mammalian central nervous system?

If a sympathetic nervous system axon does not receive enough nerve growth factor, the neuron will:

In infants, anesthetic drugs can increase:

Chemicals in the amphibian tectum guide the growth of axons from the retina to their correct location in the tectum by:

In some cases, ____ enables people to maintain nearly normal behavior even after losing most of the axons in some pathway.

A stroke which is caused when an artery ruptures is also known as:

A sharp blow to the head resulting from an assault or trauma that does not actually puncture the brain is called a:

What term describes the movement of primitive neurons and glia within the developing nervous system?

Nerve growth factor (NGF):

To promote recovery, stroke victims should be given:

Which of the following factors seems to be particularly important for branching of neurons during brain development?

The areas of the cortex used by expert video game players are most likely to ____ than the same cortical areas of those who don't play video games.

Recent evidence suggests that phantom limb pain is caused by sensations coming from the stump of the amputated limb.

Myelination is a process common to:

Apoptosis:

In humans, myelination first occurs in the:

Migration requires:

When do the ventricles and the central canal of the spinal cord form?