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