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

The alleles Val 66Met and Val 66Val have been linked with:

Modifying the brain and observing the effects on behavior is a valuable experimental tool because:

The use of blue light to excite and green-yellow light to inhibit neurons is part of:

A study by Caspi and colleagues observed that if participants with the _____ genotype used cannabis in _____,they were more likely to develop psychosis.

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)images nerve fiber pathways by detecting:

To measure brain metabolic activity PET uses radioactive isotopes of:

Stimuli related to rewarding behaviors such as food and sex are correlated with fluctuations of:

Deep brain stimulation has been used as a treatment for:

The mirror drawing task measures:

Low levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)have been associated with:

Which of the following uses a rat model?

If one is interested in measuring changes in brain activity over the frontal lobes as infants and toddlers learn language,the best technique to use is:

One advantage of cerebral voltammetry over microdialysis is that it:

fMRI has high _____ but low _____.

Place cells are found in the:

_____ is a procedure in which a cannula is implanted to collect extracellular fluid.

To receive ethics approval to use animals in an experiment,the researcher must demonstrate:

In rats,place learning is measured using:

With _____ the effects on neurons do not outlive the period of stimulation,whereas with _____ the effects on neurons can last several minutes.