Exam 3: Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

At rest, the charge of a neuron is approximately -70 millivolts.

Bipolar cells are specialized neurons found in the cerebellum.

Mirror neurons are located in association areas in the occipital lobe of the brain.

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

Using a lock-and-key analogy, the receptor is the lock and the neurotransmitter is the key.

The pain withdrawal reflex occurs without any input from the brain.

The strength of an action potential is proportional to the amount of stimulation received by the neuron.

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

Phineas Gage was blinded in one eye due to damage to his occipital lobe.

Morphine has similar chemical properties to the neurotransmitter dopamine.

A human cannot survive with only a functional hindbrain and midbrain.

Evidence suggests that the human brain stopped evolving approximately 200,000 years ago when the first homo sapiens appeared.

During prenatal development, the tail end of the neural tube will develop into the spinal cord.

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

Autoreceptors on the postsynaptic neuron signal when there is an excess of neurotransmitters in the synapse.

If their instructor was a split-brain patient, students probably would not notice anything unusual.

Dopamine is involved in associating actions with rewards.

Beta blockers are antagonists for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

Amphetamine causes the release of norepinephrine and dopamine into the synapse.

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