Exam 3: A--Biological Psychology

Each neurotransmitter regulates one, and only one, important type of behavior.

Alex has been in a bicycling accident and has suffered a concussion. He is presenting to his doctor with a variety of symptoms. Please describe at least one symptom that you might expect to see if damage occurred to the following locations; prefrontal cortex, temporal lobe, and parietal lobe.

If a researcher wants to measure the electrical activity of the brain on a millisecond-by-millisecond basis, the best available technique would be ____________________. or

The resting potential of an axon is due to different distributions inside and outside the cell of ____________________ and ____________________. or

The central nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord.

A postsynaptic neuron will likely produce an action potential if it receives more excitation than inhibition at any given moment.

A ____________________ is a junction where one neuron communicates with another.

____________________ support the neurons in many ways such as by insulating them, synchronizing activity among neighboring neurons, and removing waste products.