Exam 2: Neuroscience Approaches to Understanding Psychopathology

The almond shaped structure on each side of the brain that is connected to other structures in the limbic system is called the ______.

Individuals with ______ personality disorder may be described as "high-maintenance drama queens."

The ______ network is the neural network that is active during internal processes.

A friend tells you she is fascinated by the way the environment affects the expression of genetic potential. You suggest she explore the field of ______.

Keeping in mind the small-world framework, modularity and connectivity are BEST described as ______ concepts.

______ are processes intervening between a gene-the genotype-and its outward appearance-the phenotype.

In a chemical synapse, the ______ secretes neurotransmitters that are then received by the ______ and change the physiological state of the next neuron.

Which insight BEST reflects a contribution of the evolutionary perspective to our understanding of psychopathology?

Discuss how scientists in the 19th and early 20th pursued the neuroscience approach to normal and disordered mental function. Make explicit reference to at least two of the following individuals: Broca, Wundt, and Jung. How might these scientists' work be seen as limited in comparison to contemporary neuroscientific research?

Even identical twins with the same ______ can display a different ______ if their environmental conditions differ during their development.

Gavin has brown hair and green eyes. These traits are part of his ______.

Nearly 75% of the brain is made up of white matter.

Brain imaging techniques make it possible to

Mendel's law of ______ states that both nondominant elements must be present for a recessive trait to appear.

George and Henry are identical twins. George was raised by his mother, and Henry was raised by his father. Based on this information, one can conclude that the boys'

______ may be considered the brain's primary neurotransmitter.

If the allele of a particular gene from the father differs from the allele of the same gene from the mother, the person is ______ for that gene.

A single deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule, along with the proteins attached to it, is called a(n) ______.

Which is NOT true about the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)?

Which statement is FALSE with respect to sleep in different species?