Exam 3: Neuroscience

Neurotransmitter receptors are found on the ___ of ___ neurons.

Wendel is a farmer with a herd of jersey cows.He has discovered that some cows have more fat content in their milk than others,and he interbreeds members of his herd to increase the fat content more and more.In what way would this example help Darwin explain the diversity of life on earth?

Based on the theory of David Buss,why would a mating between an older man and a younger woman meet the needs of both the male and female?

Dopamine is associated with difficulties with motor coordination.

The striatum works with the ___ to produce fluid movements.

The ___ subdivision of the peripheral nervous system transmits information about the senses and motor movement.

Doctors suspect that Jeremy has sustained a concussion.Which of the following would provide the most accurate information about this?

Immediately following an action potential,a neuron is ready to fire again.

The evolutionary history of all life on the planet is called ___.

Describe two functions of myelin.

Which of the following methods to study the brain is best suited to measure the pathways of the white matter?

Describe the relationship between handedness and the lateralization of language.

What is so special about 'Schwann cells' that gives us the hope that they may be able to help us repair spinal cord injuries one day?

Sarah is so excited that a robin has built a nest right outside her office window.She watches daily as the parents take turns sitting on the three eggs,until they finally hatch.Now she sees three little beaks point up at the sky every time one of the parents arrive.But one day,Sarah notices only two little beaks are waiting to be fed,and she wonders what happened to the third bird.In what way would this example help Darwin explain the diversity of life on earth?

Name and describe two processes that terminate the activity of a neurotransmitter.

A certain neurotransmitter receptor receives an excitatory neurotransmitter called dopamine.Based on your text's discussion,which of the following statements is most likely true concerning this receptor's action?

Brendan is a split-brain patient who is participating in an experiment.While staring at a fixation point,a picture of a hammer is flashed on the left side of the screen and a picture of a pair of glasses is flashed on the right.Brendan is then presented with a tray of objects containing a hammer,a pair of glasses,a screwdriver,and a toothbrush.If he is asked to point to the object he saw,what is he likely to do?

Fred has suffered a spinal cord injury and is looking into possible treatments.What area of research is offering a lot of promise?

Characteristics that are similar between species and that can be traced back to a common ancestor are referred to as

Although fMRI and MRI use the same machine to generate images,they differ in one fundamental way.In what do they differ?