Exam 3: Section 5: Neuroscience and Behavior

The _____ nervous system processes and coordinates sensory input from the body in order to send signals from the brain and spinal cord back to the muscles and bones in the body.

By blocking the reuptake of dopamine and _____, amphetamine functions as a strong _____.

The major advantage of fMRI over PET is that fMRI:

An electroencephalogram is a beneficial tool for:

Chemicals that pass information across the tiny gap between neurons are called:

In order to process information from the external world, _____ receive input from the body and transfer the information to the brain through the spinal cord.

The typical state of a neuron is the _____ potential, but when electrical signals stimulate it to its threshold, the _____ is immediately observed.

The myelinated sheath of an axon:

Which statement is NOT true of dopamine?

Neurons _____ connected physically and communicate with each other at the _____.

Which brain region is NOT involved with movement?

Denton could pitch a baseball in what looked like an effortless and smooth movement. What part of the hindbrain is most associated with this highly coordinated motion?

The division of the peripheral nervous system most commonly associated with the "fight-or-flight" response is the _____ nervous system.

The parietal lobe is MOST associated with the sense of:

Split-brain studies have revealed that:

As a result of DNA methylation:

Heritability scores higher than 0 but less than 1.00 indicate the: