Brain Basics, Sense & Perception, Movement
Name the area of the brain that regulates complex body movements
What is "the Basal ganglia"
This neurotransmitter is often targeted by medications like SSRIs to treat anxiety disorders.
What is serotonin?
This brain system is changed following drug usage in all cases of addiction
What is the reward system
This technology allows prosthetic limbs to feel sensations like touch, improving the natural movement of the user.
What is a neuroprosthetic device?
This field has the potential to significantly alter the way people think about the economy.
What is "neuroeconomics"
Name the type of glial cells that produce myelin sheath
What is "oligodendrocytes"
This part of the brain, which helps manage stress, tends to be smaller in people with depression.
What is the hippocampus?
This depressant is recreationally used as a party drug and legally used as a veterinary anesthetic
What is Ketamine
This treatment method uses implanted electrodes to treat disorders like Parkinson's disease by sending electrical impulses to specific brain regions.
What is deep brain stimulation?
What is the hormone that decreases risk taking behaviors?
What is "cortisol"
Name the type of memory that is categorized by storing and retrieving memory without conscious effort.
What is "implicit memory"
This neurotransmitter is involved in the brain's "brake pedal" effect to reduce anxiety by inhibiting neuron activity.
What is GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)?
These chemicals excite the brain and provide temporary boosts to physical and/or mental functioning
What is psychostimulants
This type of cell, when transplanted into the brain, has the potential to repair or replace neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes.
What is a stem cell?
Name the principle that is necessary for scientists to adhere by, for example, when getting informed consent from an Alzheimer's patient.
What is "ethics"
Name the area of the brain that is involved in motor coordination and balance.
What is "the cerebellum"
This disorder is characterized by uncontrollable thoughts and ritualistic behaviors that people use to alleviate anxiety.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
This drug is made by drying morphine, adding various chemicals, and then heating it until it evaporates and becomes a powder
Heroin
This gene-editing technology allows researchers to make precise changes in a cell's genome, offering hope for treating diseases like Huntington's.
What is CRISPR?
This hormone increases risk taking behavior
What is "testosterone"
Touch information travels along these myelinated thick axons
The lifelong disorder involves symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, and confusion, often starting between ages 15 and 25.
What is schizophrenia?
People with this substance use disorder can have an unsteady gait, tremors, and slurred speech
What is alcohol use disorder
This brain region,often overactive in patients with depression, was found to predict better responses to psychotherapy in major depression studies.
What is the amygdala?
What percentage of recalled details of stored memories changed after 1 year?
What is "40%"