Research
Degenerative Disorders
Psychiatric Disorders
Addiction
Other Disorders
100
What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
100
What disease is caused by CAG repeats in the huntingtin protein?
Huntington's Disease
100
What is characterized by "feelings of sadness, hopelessness, pessimism, loss of interest in life"?
Clinical depression
100
What drug is found in cigarettes?
Nicotine
100
What disorder is caused by extreme stressors such as trauma in combat?
PTSD
200
How many pairs of chromosomes does a human cell have?
23
200
What disease does levodopa treat?
Parkinson's Disease
200
What is a phobia, in neurological terms?
An uncontrollable fear of something that induces panic.
200
What is the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages?
Ethanol
200
What type of cell in the brain is most commonly affected by tumors?
Glial cells
300
What type of particle is emitted during PET?
Positron
300
What disease is caused by motor neuron degeneration?
ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease
300
What is the name given to the repetitive motions or actions that characterize Tourette's?
Tics.
300
What drug comes from the cannabis plant?
Marijuana
300
What occurs when a blood vessel bringing oxygen to the brain is blocked?
A stroke
400
Shining lasers at what frequency renders the skull transparent?
Near Infrared
400
In Parkinson's Disease, dopamine-producing cells are lost in what region of the brain?
Substantia nigra
400
What disorder is marked by delusions, hallucinations, and thought disorder?
Schizophrenia
400
What are the naturally occurring peptides that stimulate euphoria called?
Endorphins
400
What disorder is characterized by seizures?
Epilepsy
500
What technique is used to reveal the sources of weak magnetic fields induced by neurons?
Magnetoencephalography
500
What protein accumulates in patients of Alzheimer's Disease?
Beta Amyloid
500
What element was given as a treatment for bipolar disorder?
Lithium
500
What is the term for the scarring of the liver caused by alcoholism?
Cirrhosis
500
What is the adjective that describes antibodies that only bind to one specific type of molecule?
Monoclonal
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