cell/molec neuro
systems neuro
methodology
history
emily & aidan
100

this is the functional unit of the brain

what is a neuron?

100

the type of matter located on the inner portion of the brain, measured via diffusivity

what is white matter?

100

this is what MRI stands for

what is magnetic resonance imaging?

100

this is the brain region that was extracted in patient HM

what is the hippocampus?

100
aidan's home state

what is tennessee?

200

these two ions control action potentials

what are sodium and potassium?

200

this brain region is associated with stress/fear

what is the amygdala?

200

this is what EEG stands for

what is electroencephalography?

200

this person stimulated decapitated frog legs and made them move

who is luis galvani?

200
aidan goes to school here

what is vanderbilt university?

300

AMPA and NMDA receptors are classified as this

what are ionotropic receptors?
300

these are 2 of the 3 networks included in the Triple Network Model of Psychopathology

what are (name 2 of 3): salience network, default mode network, central executive network/frontoparietal network?
300

this methodology has good spatial AND temporal resolution

what is MEG?

300

this psychology says bumps on the skull indicate personality traits

what is phrenology? 

300

this is a 2 sentence summary of emily's research

what is: something about white matter, reading, executive functioning, math?

400

the calcium sensing protein in the SNARE complex is called

what is synaptotagmin? 

400

these are 3 cranial nerves

what are any 3 of the following:

  1. Olfactory nerve: Sense of smell.
  2. Optic nerve: Ability to see.
  3. Oculomotor nerve: Ability to move and blink your eyes.
  4. Trochlear nerve: Ability to move your eyes up and down or back and forth.
  5. Trigeminal nerve: Sensations in your face and cheeks, taste and jaw movements.
  6. Abducens nerve: Ability to move your eyes.
  7. Facial nerve: Facial expressions and sense of taste.
  8. Auditory/vestibular nerve: Sense of hearing and balance.
  9. Glossopharyngeal nerve: Ability to taste and swallow.
  10. Vagus nerve: Digestion and heart rate.
  11. Accessory nerve (or spinal accessory nerve): Shoulder and neck muscle movement.
  12. Hypoglossal nerve: Ability to move your tongue.
400
a radioactive tracer is used to follow a particular signaling molecule/ion in this type of imaging

what is calcium imaging?

400

this researcher/psychologist championed using crack in talk therapy to get people to open up

who is sigmund freud?

400

this is emily's preferred neuroimaging methodology

what is diffusion weighted imaging?

500

this neurotransmitter is associated with the basal ganglia & parkinson's

what is dopamine? 

500

these are three brain regions associated with reading

what are (any of the following & possibly more): DLPFC, angular gyrus, IFG, STG, supplementary motor area, dorsal temporal pole, cuneus...
500

this type of imaging (or something like this type of imaging but this certainly would do it) lit gus waters up like a christmas tree :(

(from the fault in our stars)

what is a PET scan?

500

this type of aphasia hinders speech production & this other type of aphasia hinders speech comprehension. (order matters)

what are broca's aphasia and wernicke's aphasia? (order matters)

500

this is the name of emily's advisor

who is laurie cutting, phd?

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