Exam 3: Neuroscience and Behavior-Part A

Pam's mirror neurons are MOST activated when she:

The _____ is located at the tip of each horn of the hippocampus.

In a series of studies by Meaney and colleagues,rat pups were randomly assigned to be raised by surrogate mothers who spent a lot of time licking and grooming (high LG)them or surrogate mothers who spent little time engaging in this behavior (low LG).Rat pups raised by low LG surrogate grow up to be _____ fearful in novel situations,which can be attributed to a(n)_____ in DNA methylation.

The knoblike structures that branch out from an axon are called:

What was the FIRST organism to have what we consider a true central nervous system?

The cerebral hemispheres undergo the MOST development in the _____ trimester(s).

What subdivision of the autonomic nervous system is MOST associated with returning the body to a normal,resting state?

Which structure is part of the midbrain?

A woman has two copies of the X chromosome,one from each parent;a man has how many copies of the X chromosome?

A split-brain patient is shown the word lockbox,with lock in the left visual field and box in the right visual field.The patient is then asked to name the word she saw.She will respond that she saw:

After a stroke,a patient appears to be unable to understand words spoken to her.The patient can produce speech but cannot seem to comprehend it.What is a likely explanation for these symptoms?

The electrical charge of a neuron at rest is an example of:

Samantha works at a communications firm.Her job is to receive outside information that is pertinent to the firm and pass it along to executives at the firm.Samantha is the metaphorical _____ of the firm.

The first neurons appeared in simple invertebrates,such as:

_____ is found in the junctions connecting axons to skeletal muscles and organs such as the heart.

In the last few years,Karen has been experiencing extremely low levels of sexual desire.Recent research indicates that Karen may have low levels of which hormone?

An absentminded professor accidentally locks his filing cabinet and does not have a key.Desperate to get it open,he uses a paperclip to pick the lock.The paperclip is functioning in a manner similar to the _____ functions of a drug _____.

During prenatal development,the tail end of the neural tube will develop into the _____,and the opposite end will develop into the _____.

Which subdivision of the peripheral nervous system do humans use to perceive,think,and coordinate their behavior?

The amygdala is located at the tip of each horn of the: