Tools for Anatomy
The study of how cells form tissues
What is histology?
The 4 letters representing DNA base pairs
What is A, T, C, and G?
fMRI stands for
What is functional magnetic resonance imaging
Chemical messengers that travel across a synapse,
What are neurotransmitters?
Common name for the animal aplysia
What is a slug?
The first image of the neuron was discovered in this century
What is the 19th century
This tool is also known as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
What is CRISPR?
PET scan stands from
What is positron emission tomography ?
Studies the effects of drugs on the brain, contributing to drug development.
What is pharmacology?
Common name for the animal drosophilia
What is a fruit fly?
Electron microscopy revealed that neutrons are individual cells, debunking the ______ theory
What is mesh?
A brain malformation in which the surface of the brain is smooth, unlike normal brains whose surfaces have ridges and grooves
What is lissencephaly ?
NIRS stands for
What is near-infrared spectroscopy?
Process that monitors neurotransmitters in action and delivers compounds to the brain.
What is microdialysis?
A slice of brain can be kept “alive” for a short time in the right conditions in this scientific instrument
What is a Petri dish?
MRI distinguishes these two matters in the brain and spinal cord
What are grey matter and white matter?
Allows researchers to control brain activity with flashes of light
What is optogenetics?
TMS stands for
What is transcranial magnetic stimulation?
Test that identifies molecules and compounds in brain samples, aiding in disease research.
What is mass spectronomy?
Measures neuron activity using a thin glass electrode placed inside a neuron to measure the voltage across its cell membrane
What is electrophysiology?