Study Design
Give too high of a dose of the purported treatment to see the benefit
Sledgehammer Effect
Fatty coating that insulates the axon
Myelin Sheath
This neurotransmitter is best known for its role in muscle movement and memory.
Acetylcholine
Brainstem lives here
Midbrain
Do my study findings extend to other observable behaviors?
Applicability
Gaps in myelin where ion channels open, allowing signal “boost.”
Nodes of Ranvier
This neurotransmitter reduces overexcitation and promotes relaxation.
GABA
Automatic movements like tracking an object with your eyes
Hindbrain
Sampling method that is low-cost but struggles with issues of generalizability
Convenience Sample
Event when charge within the neuron reaches the -55 mV threshold
Depolarization or action potential
Giving patients with Encephalitis Lethargica a precursor to this neurotransmitter temporarily improved symptoms.
Dopamine (L-Dopa)
Connection between the peripheral and central nervous system, regulating actions such as grabbing.
Midbrain
Experimenters may conceal their exact research questions to limit this phenomenon among their participants.
Reactivity
Type of drugs that bind to receptors in a way that make it impossible for the associated neurotransmitters to bind
Antagonists
Responsible for the "fight-or-flight" response
Norepinephrine
This division of the brain contains ____, which is the sensory relay station that directs information to the cortex (must give both names).
forebrain, thalamus
I am waiting on a shipment of study drugs to my laboratory, and therefore I assign all participants to the control condition for the first month of data collection. This is a violation of this study guideline.
Random Assignment
At the endpoint of the axon, tiny sacs of neurotransmitters called ____ are released into the ______
Synaptic vesicles, synaptic cleft
This neurotransmitter is key for long-term potentiation
Glutamate
The ____ lives here, which is the key region involved in balance and coordination.
Midbrain, cerebellum