Exam 3: B: Biological Psychology

Drugs that block neurotransmitter activity are called

An area of damage in the brain is called a(n)

The main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the nervous system is

Luisa is diagnosed with a medical disorder caused by too much dopamine activity in certain brain regions.Her doctor is likely to prescribe a dopamine ________________ to treat her.

The most basic units of heredity that regulate development and physiological processes are called

The __________ speeds up the passage of electrical messages by acting as an insulator of the neuronal signal.

Tourette's syndrome-a condition marked by erratic and repetitive facial and muscle movements (called tics)and frequent noise making such as grunting,snorting,or sniffing-is believed to be caused by an imbalance in the

A researcher implants an electrode in a rat's brain,and then wires the electrode so that it stimulates a specific brain region every time the rat presses a lever.The rat finds the stimulation so rewarding that it does nothing but press the lever all day.Which of the following brain regions does the electrode most likely stimulate?

Kalika is told by her physician that her symptoms are caused by a loss of myelin.Her diagnosis would most likely be

Our genetic code usually determines whether we have typically male or female bodies.Occasionally however,individuals are born who are genetically male,but who physically appear female.These children are ______________ male,but __________________ female.

A functional MRI (fMRI)measures

What type of cell in the nervous system is responsible for mounting immune responses in the brain,removing wastes,and is found in myelin?

A researcher is studying factors that influence political philosophy (conservative or liberal).She finds that adopted children are more likely to share their political philosophy with their adoptive parents than their biological parents.Which of the following should she conclude?

Which lobes are involved in hearing,language,and object and face recognition?

"Ewww!" says TJ when he sees an actual human brain on display at the science museum,"I didn't realize how convoluted and wrinkly it would be." Because he can only see the outer layer of the brain,TJ is actually describing just the

The part of the brain dedicated to emotion and memory is the

The two main divisions of the nervous system are the __________ and the __________.

Which technique for investigating the function of brain regions is similar to lesioning,but has no ill effects?

What do we call the state of a neuron when it is not transmitting or receiving messages?

After neurotransmitter molecules are released,they may be broken down by enzymes,or they may be re-absorbed back into the axon,a process known as