Question 1

"Stroke" commonly refers to

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A)  closed-head injuries of sudden onset. 
B)  cancerous brain tumors of sudden onset. 
C)  cerebrovascular disorders of sudden onset. 
D)  brain infarcts. 
E)  cerebral attacks. 
A)  closed-head injuries of sudden onset. 
B)  cancerous brain tumors of sudden onset. 
C)  cerebrovascular disorders of sudden onset. 
D)  brain infarcts. 
E)  cerebral attacks.

Question 2

With respect to epilepsy, clonus is to tonus as

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A)  rigidity is to tremor. 
B)  rigidity is to loss of balance. 
C)  loss of balance is to rigidity. 
D)  tremor is to rigidity. 
E)  tonus is to loss of balance. 
A)  rigidity is to tremor. 
B)  rigidity is to loss of balance. 
C)  loss of balance is to rigidity. 
D)  tremor is to rigidity. 
E)  tonus is to loss of balance.

Question 3

Which of the following have been shown to be beneficial in several animal models of human neurological disorders?

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A)  enriched environments 
B)  constraint 
C)  cognitive reserve 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C 
A)  enriched environments 
B)  constraint 
C)  cognitive reserve 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both A and C

Question 4

The main evidence that collateral sprouting is a mechanism of neural reorganization after brain damage is that reorganizational effects are sometimes

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A)  very fast. 
B)  too large to be mediated by release from inhibition of existing circuits. 
C)  associated with the basal forebrain. 
D)  triggered by damage. 
E)  topographic. 
A)  very fast. 
B)  too large to be mediated by release from inhibition of existing circuits. 
C)  associated with the basal forebrain. 
D)  triggered by damage. 
E)  topographic.

Question 5

In typical kindling demonstrations, the first electrical stimulation elicits

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A)  a mild convulsion. 
B)  little or no response. 
C)  a tonic-clonic convulsion. 
D)  a generalized convulsion. 
E)  both C and D 
A)  a mild convulsion. 
B)  little or no response. 
C)  a tonic-clonic convulsion. 
D)  a generalized convulsion. 
E)  both C and D

Question 6

Multiple sclerosis

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A)  is associated with damage to the myelin of the CNS. 
B)  is most common in very warm climates. 
C)  occurs at a very high rate in Africans and East Asians. 
D)  is usually the result of a dominant gene. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  is associated with damage to the myelin of the CNS. 
B)  is most common in very warm climates. 
C)  occurs at a very high rate in Africans and East Asians. 
D)  is usually the result of a dominant gene. 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

Acoustic neuromas are

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A)  encapsulated. 
B)  benign. 
C)  located on the 8th cranial nerve. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  encapsulated. 
B)  benign. 
C)  located on the 8th cranial nerve. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

The general syndrome of insanity and dementia associated with syphilis is called general __________.

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The answer of The general syndrome of insanity and dementia...

Question 9

Which of the following is a generalized seizure?

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A)  complex partial seizure 
B)  absence 
C)  tonic-clonic 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  complex partial seizure 
B)  absence 
C)  tonic-clonic 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 10

It has been shown that multiple sclerosis is more common in people who spent their childhoods in a cool climate. This information was obtained from

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A)  an experiment. 
B)  a laboratory experiment. 
C)  an epidemiological study. 
D)  a clinical trial. 
E)  a within-subject experiment. 
A)  an experiment. 
B)  a laboratory experiment. 
C)  an epidemiological study. 
D)  a clinical trial. 
E)  a within-subject experiment.

Question 11

Philip suffered great pain in the elbow of his phantom arm, which seemed to be locked in an awkward position. Ramachandran successfully treated him by

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A)  injecting his stump with stem cells. 
B)  injecting his stump with curare. 
C)  having him practice moving his phantom limb while he imagined that he saw it moving. 
D)  having him make synchronous, bilaterally symmetrical movements of "both arms" while directly viewing his good arm and a mirror image of it where his phantom limb would have been. 
E)  having him practice moving his phantom limb while his good arm was tied down. 
A)  injecting his stump with stem cells. 
B)  injecting his stump with curare. 
C)  having him practice moving his phantom limb while he imagined that he saw it moving. 
D)  having him make synchronous, bilaterally symmetrical movements of "both arms" while directly viewing his good arm and a mirror image of it where his phantom limb would have been. 
E)  having him practice moving his phantom limb while his good arm was tied down.

Question 12

The immunomodulatory drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis

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A)  are effective for most patients. 
B)  help only some patients. 
C)  have only slight benefits when they do help. 
D)  are effective for half the patients but have slight benefits for the remainder. 
E)  both B and C 
A)  are effective for most patients. 
B)  help only some patients. 
C)  have only slight benefits when they do help. 
D)  are effective for half the patients but have slight benefits for the remainder. 
E)  both B and C

Question 13

Multiple sclerosis appears to result from

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A)  a faulty autoimmune reaction. 
B)  aluminum poisoning. 
C)  alcohol addiction. 
D)  concussion. 
E)  a dominant gene. 
A)  a faulty autoimmune reaction. 
B)  aluminum poisoning. 
C)  alcohol addiction. 
D)  concussion. 
E)  a dominant gene.

Question 14

Genetic studies of Alzheimer's disease suggest that it is

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A)  caused by one dominant gene. 
B)  caused by one recessive gene. 
C)  not genetic. 
D)  influenced by numerous genes. 
E)  unaffected by experience. 
A)  caused by one dominant gene. 
B)  caused by one recessive gene. 
C)  not genetic. 
D)  influenced by numerous genes. 
E)  unaffected by experience.

Question 15

What percentage of amputees experience chronic, severe phantom-limb pain?

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A)  about 0.5% 
B)  about 1.0% 
C)  about 1.5% 
D)  about 50% 
E)  about 95% 
A)  about 0.5% 
B)  about 1.0% 
C)  about 1.5% 
D)  about 50% 
E)  about 95%

Question 16

A professor in the middle of a lecture unbuttoned his shirt and rebuttoned it several times in rapid succession, started to sing, and then ran out of the room. He was discovered several hours later sleeping in the rain on a bench in front of the university library. He could not remember his classroom behavior, and he had no idea how he had fallen asleep in the rain. The professor may have experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  a tonic-clonic attack. 
B)  a generalized seizure. 
C)  a complex partial seizure. 
D)  a spike-and-wave discharge. 
E)  an absence attack. 
A)  a tonic-clonic attack. 
B)  a generalized seizure. 
C)  a complex partial seizure. 
D)  a spike-and-wave discharge. 
E)  an absence attack.

Question 17

In cases of Parkinson's disease, the following are degenerated:

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A)  terminals in the striatum. 
B)  cell bodies in the substantia nigra. 
C)  axons in the nigrostriatal pathway. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  terminals in the striatum. 
B)  cell bodies in the substantia nigra. 
C)  axons in the nigrostriatal pathway. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 18

The first sign of Huntington's disease is often

Accepted Answer

A)  increased fidgetiness. 
B)  visual deterioration. 
C)  increased clonus. 
D)  vestibular difficulty. 
E)  attentional difficulty. 
A)  increased fidgetiness. 
B)  visual deterioration. 
C)  increased clonus. 
D)  vestibular difficulty. 
E)  attentional difficulty.

Question 19

Reorganization of neural circuits after damage to the mammalian brain is thought to occur largely through the

Accepted Answer

A)  accurate regeneration of the damaged neurons. 
B)  strengthening of existing connections by release from inhibition. 
C)  establishment of new connections by collateral sprouting. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  accurate regeneration of the damaged neurons. 
B)  strengthening of existing connections by release from inhibition. 
C)  establishment of new connections by collateral sprouting. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 20

Huntington's disease is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  increased fidgetiness. 
B)  jerky, writhing movements of entire limbs. 
C)  severe dementia. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  increased fidgetiness. 
B)  jerky, writhing movements of entire limbs. 
C)  severe dementia. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

"Stroke" commonly refers to

With respect to epilepsy, clonus is to tonus as

Which of the following have been shown to be beneficial in several animal models of human neurological disorders?

The main evidence that collateral sprouting is a mechanism of neural reorganization after brain damage is that reorganizational effects are sometimes

In typical kindling demonstrations, the first electrical stimulation elicits

Multiple sclerosis

Acoustic neuromas are

The general syndrome of insanity and dementia associated with syphilis is called general __________.

Which of the following is a generalized seizure?

It has been shown that multiple sclerosis is more common in people who spent their childhoods in a cool climate. This information was obtained from

Philip suffered great pain in the elbow of his phantom arm, which seemed to be locked in an awkward position. Ramachandran successfully treated him by

The immunomodulatory drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis appears to result from

Genetic studies of Alzheimer's disease suggest that it is

What percentage of amputees experience chronic, severe phantom-limb pain?

In cases of Parkinson's disease, the following are degenerated:

The first sign of Huntington's disease is often

Reorganization of neural circuits after damage to the mammalian brain is thought to occur largely through the

Huntington's disease is associated with

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The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

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Hormones and Sex

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Exam 10: Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

"Stroke" commonly refers to

With respect to epilepsy, clonus is to tonus as

Which of the following have been shown to be beneficial in several animal models of human neurological disorders?

The main evidence that collateral sprouting is a mechanism of neural reorganization after brain damage is that reorganizational effects are sometimes

In typical kindling demonstrations, the first electrical stimulation elicits

Multiple sclerosis

Acoustic neuromas are

The general syndrome of insanity and dementia associated with syphilis is called general __________.

Which of the following is a generalized seizure?

It has been shown that multiple sclerosis is more common in people who spent their childhoods in a cool climate. This information was obtained from

Philip suffered great pain in the elbow of his phantom arm, which seemed to be locked in an awkward position. Ramachandran successfully treated him by

The immunomodulatory drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis appears to result from

Genetic studies of Alzheimer's disease suggest that it is

What percentage of amputees experience chronic, severe phantom-limb pain?

In cases of Parkinson's disease, the following are degenerated:

The first sign of Huntington's disease is often

Reorganization of neural circuits after damage to the mammalian brain is thought to occur largely through the

Huntington's disease is associated with

Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What is Biopsychology, Anyway?

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking About the Biology of Behavior

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brain’s Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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