Synaptic Transmission
What continues to work even after it is fired?
A neuron
This R&B artists has "love on the brain.
Rihanna
What was the neurons favorite TV channel?
The ion channel
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys collaborated this masterpiece where "concrete jungle dreams are made of".
Empire State of Mind
Which ions have the greatest concentration outside the cell?
Sodium and Calcium
What lobe of the brain is responsible for touch and vibration sensing?
Parietal Lobe
What is the source of dopamine in the mesolimbic dopamine system.
Ventral Tegmental Area
Which street does the hippocampus live on?
Memory Lane
Complete this Cypress hill lyric. "Insane in the..."
Membrane, insane in the brain.
Which ions move inside the membrane?
Sodium
What are the nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area responsible for?
The mesolimbic dopamine system (i.e., cravings).
What is the repeated performance of a response that delivers electrical stimulation to certain sites of the brain (think stimulation of brain areas that support lever-pressing behavior)?
Intracranial Self-Stimulation
What does the entrance of sodium into the postsynaptic membrane do to its membrane potential?
Depolarization, making the membrane potential increase.
What part of the brain is responsible for impulse control and evaluating consequences (be specific)?
Prefrontal Cortex
What is the activation of the mesolimbic dopamine system?
The release of dopamine from the ventral tegmental area to the nucleus accumbens and other limbic structures.