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The Neuron
Parts of the Brain
Critical Thinking
Do you consciously know your getting a brain scan?
Neurotransmitters
100
The extension of the neuron that receives the message
What is a dendrite
100
This part of the brain is mainly responsible for aggression and fear
What is the amygdala
100

After suffering an accidental brain injury, Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth and coordinated manner. It is most probable that she has suffered damage to her__________?  

What is a Cerebellum

100
The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks.
What is dual processing
100
Depression is closely linked with this neurotransmitter
What is serotonin
200
What type of neuron carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
What are motor nuerons
200
This part of the brain includes the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, amygdala, and hippocampus
What is the limbic system
200

As Allison reaches for a box in her garage, out jumps a big spider.  Her heart immediately begins to race as she withdraws her hand, but soon she realizes that the spider is harmless, and she begins to calm down.  Which part of her nervous system is responsible for bringing her back to a normal state of arousal?

What is the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)

200
The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)
What is cognitive neuroscience
200
Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter _____.
What is dopamine
300
A layer of fatty tissue encasing the fibers of many nuerons: enables vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses.
What is myelin sheeth
300
Which part of the brain controls the pituitary gland?
What is the hypothalamus
300

A new superhero emerges on the scene.  This superhero is able to stay awake and vigilant for extended amounts of time.  He helps the intelligence community by being able to stay in surveillance for extended amounts of time without losing concentration and can always be paying attention to what is happening.  A study of this superhero’s brain might show that the ____________ is more advanced and developed than a non-superhero’s.

What is the reticular formation

300
The concentration of glucose in active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of ____
What are PET scans
300
When a patient has Parkinson's, she/he is low on _____?
What is dopamine
400
With regard to the process of neural transmission, a refractory period refers to a time interval in which dendrites transmit more electrical signals to _____
What is an axon
400
Just like Phineas Gage, damage to your ______ lobe will not kill you, but will change your _______
What is frontal/personality
400

If Dr. Barnes wanted to cause a cat to take on an attack posture, which of the cat’s brain structures should he electrically stimulate?

What is the amygdala 

400
an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain's surface
What is an EEG
400

Antidepressants such as Prozac target which neurotransmitters? 

What is Serotonin 

500
The peripheral nervous system is to sensory neurons as the central nervous system is to _______
What is interneurons
500
A picture of a cat is flashed in the left visual field and a picture of a mouse is flashed in the right visual field of a split brain patient. The individual will be able to use her right hand to indicate she saw a ______
What is a mouse
500

Which technique is most useful for seeing which regions of the brain are most active while a person reads a poem?

What is a PET scan

500
When Mary was younger she fell of the swing and had a metal plate placed in her head. What type of brain scan is Mary not allowed to get?
What is an MRI
500
A drug that has the effect of intensifying or mimicking a particular neurotransmitter can be characterized as _______. 

What is an agonist