Question 1

One can create a behavioral model of Parkinson disease in a rat by:

Accepted Answer

A)  lesioning the substantia nigra. 
B)  stimulating the substantia nigra. 
C)  lesioning the globus pallidus. 
D)  stimulating the globus pallidus. 
A)  lesioning the substantia nigra. 
B)  stimulating the substantia nigra. 
C)  lesioning the globus pallidus. 
D)  stimulating the globus pallidus.

Question 2

Research has linked maternal attention in early childhood with:

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampal volume. 
B)  temporal cortex volume. 
C)  basal ganglia volume. 
D)  both temporal cortex and basal ganglia volume. 
A)  hippocampal volume. 
B)  temporal cortex volume. 
C)  basal ganglia volume. 
D)  both temporal cortex and basal ganglia volume.

Question 3

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)plays an important role in:

Accepted Answer

A)  neural transmission. 
B)  neurotransmitter reuptake. 
C)  neural plasticity. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  neural transmission. 
B)  neurotransmitter reuptake. 
C)  neural plasticity. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 4

Administering nicotine to rats:

Accepted Answer

A)  improves learning. 
B)  impairs learning. 
C)  first improves learning,then impairs learning on a second task. 
D)  first impairs learning,then improves learning on a second task. 
A)  improves learning. 
B)  impairs learning. 
C)  first improves learning,then impairs learning on a second task. 
D)  first impairs learning,then improves learning on a second task.

Question 5

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)scans take advantage of the magnetic properties of:

Accepted Answer

A)  hydrogen atoms. 
B)  oxygen atoms. 
C)  nitrogen atoms. 
D)  glucose atoms. 
A)  hydrogen atoms. 
B)  oxygen atoms. 
C)  nitrogen atoms. 
D)  glucose atoms.

Question 6

Event-related potentials are:

Accepted Answer

A)  quite different from the EEG. 
B)  recorded from single neurons. 
C)  brief changes in the EEG associated with a specific sensory event. 
D)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  quite different from the EEG. 
B)  recorded from single neurons. 
C)  brief changes in the EEG associated with a specific sensory event. 
D)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 7

To place subcortical lesions accurately,it is necessary to use:

Accepted Answer

A)  a stereotaxic apparatus. 
B)  an aspiration lesion. 
C)  an fMRI. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  a stereotaxic apparatus. 
B)  an aspiration lesion. 
C)  an fMRI. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 8

Which of the following is a form of optical tomography?

Accepted Answer

A)  PET 
B)  fMRI 
C)  fNIRS 
D)  MRI 
A)  PET 
B)  fMRI 
C)  fNIRS 
D)  MRI

Question 9

Neurotoxic lesions destroy _____,and electrolytic lesions destroy _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  only neurons;only fibers 
B)  neurons;neurons and fibers 
C)  only fibers;only neurons 
D)  neurons and fibers;fibers 
A)  only neurons;only fibers 
B)  neurons;neurons and fibers 
C)  only fibers;only neurons 
D)  neurons and fibers;fibers

Question 10

_____ measures the magnetic fields associated with electrical signals in the cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)  EEG 
B)  fMRI 
C)  ERP 
D)  MEG 
A)  EEG 
B)  fMRI 
C)  ERP 
D)  MEG

Question 11

The technique that uses reflected infrared light to measure oxygen consumption by the brain is:

Accepted Answer

A)  fMRI. 
B)  fNIRS. 
C)  cytogenetics. 
D)  cryogenetics. 
A)  fMRI. 
B)  fNIRS. 
C)  cytogenetics. 
D)  cryogenetics.

Question 12

X-ray absorption is:

Accepted Answer

A)  low in bone. 
B)  high in cerebrospinal fluid. 
C)  high in blood. 
D)  medium in neural tissue. 
A)  low in bone. 
B)  high in cerebrospinal fluid. 
C)  high in blood. 
D)  medium in neural tissue.

Question 13

If a person is awake and alert,the EEG pattern will consist of:

Accepted Answer

A)  high-amplitude,high-frequency waves. 
B)  low-amplitude,low-frequency waves. 
C)  low-amplitude,high-frequency waves. 
D)  There is no systematic pattern to EEG activity. 
A)  high-amplitude,high-frequency waves. 
B)  low-amplitude,low-frequency waves. 
C)  low-amplitude,high-frequency waves. 
D)  There is no systematic pattern to EEG activity.

Question 14

Broca's area is located in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal lobe. 
B)  parietal lobe. 
C)  frontal lobe. 
D)  limbic lobe. 
A)  temporal lobe. 
B)  parietal lobe. 
C)  frontal lobe. 
D)  limbic lobe.

Question 15

PET can:

Accepted Answer

A)  detect the decay of radiochemicals. 
B)  detect relative amounts of neurotransmitters. 
C)  be used to study cognitive function. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  detect the decay of radiochemicals. 
B)  detect relative amounts of neurotransmitters. 
C)  be used to study cognitive function. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 16

For measuring spatial memory in rats the platform is placed in one location for numerous trials to measure _____,whereas the platform is placed in a new location on each trial for measuring _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  place learning;matching-to-place learning 
B)  matching-to-place learning;place learning 
C)  matching-to-place learning;landmark learning 
D)  landmark learning;matching-to-place learning 
A)  place learning;matching-to-place learning 
B)  matching-to-place learning;place learning 
C)  matching-to-place learning;landmark learning 
D)  landmark learning;matching-to-place learning

Question 17

The electroencephalograph (EEG)was invented by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans Berger. 
B)  Wilder Penfield. 
C)  Paul Broca. 
D)  Karl Lashley. 
A)  Hans Berger. 
B)  Wilder Penfield. 
C)  Paul Broca. 
D)  Karl Lashley.

Question 18

To study the electrical activity of a group of neurons you would use _____;however,to study the electrical activity of a single neuron you would use _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  intracellular recording;extracellular recording 
B)  EEG;ECoG 
C)  extracellular recording;intracellular recording 
D)  ERP;MEG 
A)  intracellular recording;extracellular recording 
B)  EEG;ECoG 
C)  extracellular recording;intracellular recording 
D)  ERP;MEG

Question 19

EEG can be used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  monitor sleep. 
B)  estimate the depth of anesthesia. 
C)  detect epilepsy. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  monitor sleep. 
B)  estimate the depth of anesthesia. 
C)  detect epilepsy. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 20

_____ applied to the globus pallidus has been used as a treatment for Parkinson disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-stimulation 
B)  Deep brain stimulation 
C)  Transcranial magnetic stimulation 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  Self-stimulation 
B)  Deep brain stimulation 
C)  Transcranial magnetic stimulation 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Exam 7:How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part B

One can create a behavioral model of Parkinson disease in a rat by:

Research has linked maternal attention in early childhood with:

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)plays an important role in:

Administering nicotine to rats:

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)scans take advantage of the magnetic properties of:

Event-related potentials are:

To place subcortical lesions accurately,it is necessary to use:

Which of the following is a form of optical tomography?

Neurotoxic lesions destroy _____,and electrolytic lesions destroy _____.

_____ measures the magnetic fields associated with electrical signals in the cortex.

The technique that uses reflected infrared light to measure oxygen consumption by the brain is:

X-ray absorption is:

If a person is awake and alert,the EEG pattern will consist of:

Broca's area is located in the:

PET can:

For measuring spatial memory in rats the platform is placed in one location for numerous trials to measure _____,whereas the platform is placed in a new location on each trial for measuring _____.

The electroencephalograph (EEG)was invented by:

To study the electrical activity of a group of neurons you would use _____;however,to study the electrical activity of a single neuron you would use _____.

EEG can be used to:

_____ applied to the globus pallidus has been used as a treatment for Parkinson disease.

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part A

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part B

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part A

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part B

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part C

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part A

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part B

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part C

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part A

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part A

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part C

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part A

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part B

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part C

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part A

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part B

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part C

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part A

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part B

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part C

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part C

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part A

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part A

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part C

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part A

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part B

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part C

How Does the Brain Think? Part A

How Does the Brain Think? Part B

What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves?

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Neurotoxic lesions destroy _,and electrolytic lesions destroy _.

For measuring spatial memory in rats the platform is placed in one location for numerous trials to measure _,whereas the platform is placed in a new location on each trial for measuring _.

To study the electrical activity of a group of neurons you would use _;however,to study the electrical activity of a single neuron you would use _.