Exam 3: Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

_____ endings in our eyes are sensitive to light.

After a stroke, a patient appears to understand words spoken to him by nodding or following basic commands, but the patient has lost the ability to produce spoken language. What is a possible explanation for these symptoms?

Henry VIII disposed of a number of wives because they would not bear him a male child. Morality aside, what was wrong with Henry's strategy to bear a male child?

In the age-old debate between the influences of nature vs. nurture on human behavior, the general consensus is that:

The genes of a child will have most in common with the genes of a(n):

The _____ is the largest commissure connecting the two hemispheres of the brain.

The major advantage of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over fMRI is that TMS:

The conductance of an electrical charge down an axon:

Which of these correctly orders the terms from least to most complex?

_____ is a functional neuroimaging technique in which a harmless radioactive substance is injected into the bloodstream and then absorbed by brain regions as they require blood flow.

_____ twins develop from two separate fertilized eggs and share _____ percent of their genes.

A hospital patient has Alzheimer's disease and has problems with his memory. He is suffering from a deterioration of neurons producing:

Which situation would activate the amygdala to the greatest extent?

Which neurotransmitter is most closely associated with pleasure and motivation?

fMRI scans measure _____ in the brain.

Which animal has the most developed cerebral cortex?

When a neuron is at rest, there is a high concentration of _____ ions inside the cell relative to the outside.

What is the electrical charge of a neuron at rest?

The electrical charge of a neuron at rest represents:

Each neuron has only one: