Exam 5: Methods and Strategies of Research

Peptides or proteins can be localized in the brain using

Of these techniques for visualizing the living human brain, the first developed was

2- The photoprotein NpHR controls a ________ channel and is sensitive to yellow light.

2- Twins that share a particular trait are ________ for the trait.

3- What is the rationale for experimental ablation method?

A temporary disruption of neural activity within a region of brain can be produced by

A transient ischemic attack involves the

Which of the following is true of the experimental ablation technique?

The ________ is a device used to detect the electrical activity of a single nerve cell in the brain.

Which of the following represents a problem for interpreting the effects of a brain lesion on behavior?

Infusion of ________ into the brain will destroy cell bodies through the process of overstimulation.

________ is (are) a common landmark or reference point used for stereotaxic surgery.

The ________ is a device used to record and amplify the electrical activity of the brain from the scalp.

Which of the following is true of confocal laser scanning microscopy?

The ________ instrument is used to slice the brain into thin pieces for later examination.

The ________ technique is used to visualize axon bundles in living human brain.

A transmitter such as acetylcholine can be localized in the brain by

The functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique measures changes in ________ to image brain metabolic activity.

The textbook suggests that ________ is a common drug that can be used in retrograde tracing procedures.

Circuits within the brain perform