A) all of the above B) have larger ventricles C) have thinner hippocampal gyri D) have smaller frontal lobes E) tend to weight less
A) orbitofrontal cortex B) ventromedial prefrontal cortex C) hippocampus D) amygdala E) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
A) temporal B) parietal C) frontal D) occipital E) none of the above
A) complex dendritic organization; more synapses than normal B) simple dendritic organization; fewer synapses than normal C) simple dendritic organization; more synapses than normal D) complex dendritic organization; fewer synapses than normal
A) pyramidal neurons; hippocampus; frontal B) multimodal neurons; amygdala; temporal C) sensory neurons; primary motor cortex; parietal D) dopamine receptors; basal ganglia; frontal
A) basal ganglia B) tectum C) PAG D) tegmental area E) cerebellum
A) chronic; negative B) chronic; positive C) acute; positive D) acute; negative
A) structural abnormalities; less B) a dopaminergic dysfunction; less C) a dopaminergic dysfunction; more D) structural abnormalities; more
A) a dopaminergic dysfunction; better B) structural abnormalities; poorly C) a dopaminergic dysfunction; poorly D) structural abnormalities; better
A) 10 B) 30 C) 50 D) 75 E) 15
A) GABA and glutamate B) serotonin C) all of the above D) testosterone and estrogen E) norepinepherine
A) heightened; increased B) less; increased C) less; decreased D) heightened; decreased
A) BDNF acts to enhanve the growth and survival or neurons and synapses. B) BDNF dysfucntion may adverseley affect monoamine systems through the loss of either neurons or 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) negative affect C) sleep difficulty D) anhedonia E) chronic stress
A) orbitofrontal B) amygdala C) dorsolateral and medial prefrontal D) medial thalamus
A) all of the above B) orbitofrontal regions C) medial thalamus D) amygdala
A) hypothalamus B) amygdala C) prefrontal cortex D) none of the above E) hippocampus
A) HPA axis; dorsolateral regions B) dorsolateral regions; HPA axis C) HPA axis; orbitofrontal cortex D) orbitofrontal cortex; HPA axis
A) dorsolateral B) amygdala C) orbitofrontal D) HPA axis
A) sleep B) rumination C) memory and attentional processing D) emotional processing
A) True B) False C) I have no idea. D) Um...waffles?
A) Tourette's syndrome B) Huntington's chorea C) Alzheimer's disease D) Kluver Bucy syndrome E) Dementia
A) death of GABA and Acetylcholine neurons in the basal ganglia B) shrinkage of the cerebral cortex C) apraxia, aphasia, and agnosias D) thinning of the cerebral cortex E) atrophied basal ganglia with loss of intrinsic neurons and an imbalance of neurotransmitter symptoms
A) all of the above B) none of the above C) ACh and GABA neurons die in the Basal Ganglia. D) ACh and GABA neurons die in the cortex. E) ACh and GABA neurons die in the Substantia Nigra.
A) problems of recent memory and information processing B) reduction of activity and interest C) progressively worse restless involuntary movements D) inability to sustain muscle contraction or tongue protrusion E) vocal tics, echolalia, coprolalia, and motor tics
A) visual, auditory, and tactile perceptual tests B) frontal-lobe tests C) all of the above D) memory tests E) none of the above
A) 1. multiple tics 2. multiple tics and inarticulate cries 3. articulated words and multiple tics B) 1. inarticulate cries 2. articulated words 3. multiple tics C) 1. articulated words 2. inarticulate cries 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 is less common than previously expected. D) Tourette's syndrome has a familial/genetic basis. E) Tourette's syndrome usually begins between 2 and 15 years old
A) dopaminergic; basal ganglia B) dopaminergic; cerebellum C) acetylcholine; cerebellum D) acetylcholine; basal ganglia
A) AIDS B) Neurosyphillis C) Korsakoff's syndrome D) Alzheimer's disease E) Multiple Sclerosis
A) Vascular B) Alzheimer's disease C) Multiple Sclerosis D) Korsakoff's E) Infectious
A) the blueberries, the apples, and the oranges B) the primary motor cortex, the parahippocampal formation, and the entorhinal cortex C) posterior patietal areas, inferior temporal cortex, and the limbic cortex D) occipital areas, superior temporal suclus, and the somatosensory cortex
A) dendritic arborization related to widespread cortical atrophy B) increased concentrations of amyloid plaques in the cerebral cortex C) all of the above D) none of the above E) neurofibrillary tangles in the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus
A) superior temporal sulcus B) entorhinal cortex C) hypothalamus D) orbitofrontal cortex E) insula
A) abnormal proteins B) immune reactions C) watermelon D) trace metals E) genetics |