Exam 3: Neuroscience and Behavior-Part C

The unfortunate case of Phineas Gage allowed researchers to learn how the frontal lobe interacts with the amygdala to affect emotion regulation.

Alzheimer's disease is associated with a deterioration of serotonin-producing neurons.

Damage to the occipital lobe can result in partial or complete blindness without any damage to the eyes.

CT scans provide a much higher resolution of anatomical detail than do MRI scans.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)uses a magnetic pulse to temporarily "shut off" selected brain regions.

One of the functions of the sympathetic nervous system is to increase digestion.

Drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin are used in treating depression.

The split-brain procedure involves severing the corpus callosum.

During an action potential,potassium gates open,allowing potassium to rush into the cell.

L-dopa is a common drug used to treat the delusions associated with schizophrenia.

Multiple sclerosis is associated with the deterioration of the myelin sheath covering the axon.

The cerebellum coordinates heartbeat,blood circulation,and respiration.

The hypothalamus relays information from the senses to the cerebral cortex.

Low levels of dopamine have been linked to schizophrenia.

If you lose a finger in an accident,the area in the somatosensory cortex corresponding with that finger will become nonfunctional.

The central nervous system consists of both the brain and the spinal cord.

A split-brain patient can verbalize a description of something in the right field of vision but cannot point to the object with the left hand.

The motor cortex is situated directly behind the somatosensory cortex.

Fraternal twins,parents and their children,and siblings share the same degree of relatedness.

The tectum and tegmentum are midbrain structures involved in the recognition of facial emotions.