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