Amphetamines and cocaine both act on this neurotransmitter.
What is dopamine?
100
This condition is characterized by slowness of movement, muscular rigidity and tremor.
What is Parkinson's disease?
100
Ventricles are spaces in the brain that are filled with this.
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
100
The human brain devotes the most cortical space to this sense.
What is vision?
100
The acronym fMRI stands for this.
What is functional magnetic resonance imaging?
200
Medications for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder target this neurotransmitter.
What is serotonin?
200
This is the condition where the stimulation of one sense causes the experience of another sense.
What is synesthesia?
200
The forebrain includes these two brain regions.
What are the cerebral cortex and basal ganglia?
200
These are nerve cells that signal the sensation of pain.
What are nociceptors?
200
A substance that blocks receptors is called this.
What is an antagonist?
300
This drug is converted to dopamine in the brain and is used to treat Parkinson's Disease.
What is Levodopa? (L-Dopa)
300
A disturbance in language comprehension or production, often as a result of a stroke.
What is aphasia?
300
This region in the frontal lobe of the left hemisphere is important in speech production.
What is Broca's area?
300
The basilar membrane of the cochlea houses these cells.
What are hair cells?
300
This medical imaging technique uses a tracer (a radioactive substance) to show how tissues and organs are working in the brain and other parts of the body.
What is a PET scan? (Positron Emission Tomography)
400
This medication is used to treat a condition in which the patient experiences episodes of deep depression and manic highs.
What is valproate/carbamazepine/lithium?
400
A mutation in this gene has been linked to the development of Alzheimer's Disease.
What is: amyloid precursor protein; Apolipoprotein E; presenilin?
400
This part of the nervous system is responsible for regulating the activity of internal organs and glands.
What is the hypothalamus?
400
These cells send visual information to the brain via the optic nerve.
What are retinal ganglion cells?
400
These are the two types of voltage-gated channels responsible for the action potential.
What are sodium and potassium?
500
This type of ion channel is the principal target of anti-seizure medications.
What is voltage-gated ion channel; sodium or calcium permeable?
500
A mutation in this gene has been linked to the presence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
What is superoxide dismutase?
500
This part of the brain is composed of the thalamus and the hypothalamus.
What is the diencephalon?
500
Aspirin acts as a pain-killer by preventing the production of these.
What are prostaglandins?
500
These are chemicals in the brain that produce similar cellular and behavioral effects as morphine.