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