A) tend to weight less B) have smaller frontal lobes C) have thinner hippocampal gyri D) all of the above E) have larger ventricles
A) ventromedial prefrontal cortex B) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex C) amygdala D) hippocampus E) orbitofrontal cortex
A) none of the above B) parietal C) frontal D) occipital E) temporal
A) simple dendritic organization; fewer synapses than normal B) simple dendritic organization; more synapses than normal C) complex dendritic organization; fewer synapses than normal D) complex dendritic organization; more synapses than normal
A) dopamine receptors; basal ganglia; frontal B) sensory neurons; primary motor cortex; parietal C) multimodal neurons; amygdala; temporal D) pyramidal neurons; hippocampus; frontal
A) tegmental area B) cerebellum C) basal ganglia D) tectum E) PAG
A) chronic; negative B) acute; negative C) acute; positive D) chronic; positive
A) structural abnormalities; less B) structural abnormalities; more C) a dopaminergic dysfunction; less D) a dopaminergic dysfunction; more
A) a dopaminergic dysfunction; better B) structural abnormalities; poorly C) structural abnormalities; better D) a dopaminergic dysfunction; poorly
A) 30 B) 15 C) 50 D) 10 E) 75
A) GABA and glutamate B) serotonin C) norepinepherine D) all of the above E) testosterone and estrogen
A) less; decreased B) heightened; decreased C) less; increased D) heightened; increased
A) BDNF dysfucntion may adverseley affect monoamine systems through the loss of either neurons or synapses. B) BDNF acts to enhanve the growth and survival or neurons and synapses. C) All of the above are true. D) BDNF is downregulated by stress. E) BDNF is upregulated by antidepressant medication.
A) loss of interest B) chronic stress C) anhedonia D) sleep difficulty E) negative affect
A) dorsolateral and medial prefrontal B) medial thalamus C) orbitofrontal D) amygdala
A) amygdala B) orbitofrontal regions C) all of the above D) medial thalamus
A) none of the above B) hippocampus C) amygdala D) prefrontal cortex E) hypothalamus
A) orbitofrontal cortex; HPA axis B) dorsolateral regions; HPA axis C) HPA axis; orbitofrontal cortex D) HPA axis; dorsolateral regions
A) amygdala B) orbitofrontal C) HPA axis D) dorsolateral
A) emotional processing B) sleep C) rumination D) memory and attentional processing
A) False B) True C) Um...waffles? D) I have no idea.
A) Huntington's chorea B) Alzheimer's disease C) Dementia D) Kluver Bucy syndrome E) Tourette's syndrome
A) atrophied basal ganglia with loss of intrinsic neurons and an imbalance of neurotransmitter symptoms B) shrinkage of the cerebral cortex C) thinning of the cerebral cortex D) apraxia, aphasia, and agnosias E) death of GABA and Acetylcholine neurons in the basal ganglia
A) ACh and GABA neurons die in the Substantia Nigra. B) all of the above C) ACh and GABA neurons die in the cortex. D) ACh and GABA neurons die in the Basal Ganglia. E) none of the above
A) problems of recent memory and information processing B) progressively worse restless involuntary movements C) inability to sustain muscle contraction or tongue protrusion D) vocal tics, echolalia, coprolalia, and motor tics E) reduction of activity and interest
A) frontal-lobe tests B) none of the above C) visual, auditory, and tactile perceptual tests D) memory tests E) all of the above
A) 1. articulated words 2. inarticulate cries 3. multiple tics B) 1. inarticulate cries 2. articulated words 3. multiple tics C) 1. multiple tics 2. multiple tics and inarticulate cries 3. articulated words and multiple tics
A) Tourette's syndrome is less common than previously expected. B) Tourette's syndrome does not have neurosis or psychosis. C) Tourette's syndrome has a familial/genetic basis. D) Tourette's syndrome has life long symptoms. E) Tourette's syndrome usually begins between 2 and 15 years old
A) dopaminergic; cerebellum B) acetylcholine; basal ganglia C) acetylcholine; cerebellum D) dopaminergic; basal ganglia
A) Multiple Sclerosis B) Alzheimer's disease C) Neurosyphillis D) Korsakoff's syndrome E) AIDS
A) Alzheimer's disease B) Vascular C) Korsakoff's D) Infectious E) Multiple Sclerosis
A) posterior patietal areas, inferior temporal cortex, and the limbic cortex B) the blueberries, the apples, and the oranges C) occipital areas, superior temporal suclus, and the somatosensory cortex D) the primary motor cortex, the parahippocampal formation, and the entorhinal cortex
A) neurofibrillary tangles in the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus B) dendritic arborization related to widespread cortical atrophy C) none of the above D) all of the above E) increased concentrations of amyloid plaques in the cerebral cortex
A) entorhinal cortex B) orbitofrontal cortex C) superior temporal sulcus D) hypothalamus E) insula
A) immune reactions B) abnormal proteins C) watermelon D) trace metals E) genetics |