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