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