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