History
Research Methods
NeuroImage
Brain Alterations
HodgePodge
Final Jeopardy
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Around 400 BCE this person identified epilepsy as a brain disorder and now a medical oath named after him.

Who is Hippocrates? He was an ancient Greek physician.

250

A variable the researcher modifies in an experimental/casual study to see the effect on a different variable.

What is the Independent variable? Also accepted manipulated variable.

250

Uses X-ray (radiation) technology to provide structural information about the brain and ventricles.

What is Computerized Tomography (CT or CAT scan)?

250

Difference between lesion and ablation.

What is a lesion (big or small) is general damage to the tissue, where an ablation is the planned surgical removal of tissue?

250

Synonymous with Behavioral Neuroscience

What is Biological Psychology? Also accept BioPsychology or Psychobiology.

500

The ancient process of drilling holes in the skull to ‘release evil spirits’.

What is Trephining or Trepanation?

500

Advances in histology have enabled researchers to use this type of stain to follow pathways of neurons' communication.

What is myelin stain?

Cross section of the spinal cord with myelin stain.

500

A form of brain imaging that can measure structural connectivity by detecting differences in how water flows passively at rest.

What is Diffusion Tensor Imaging (or DTI)?

500

This technique uses magnets to temporarily change brain activity immediately below the stimulation site.

What is Repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMR_T0mM7Pc

500

It's genetics or upbringing in this classic debate of 2 words with the same second syllable.

What is Nature vs. Nurture?

750

This theory states that the mind and body are distinct and separable.

What is Dualism?

750

Studies of twins in shared or independent environments can give estimates of the __________ of various traits from genetics.

What is heritability?

Heritability: the amount that a trait varies in a population.

750

Radioactive glucose is used to record activity of utilized brain regions.

What is Positron Emission Tomography (PET scan)?

750

The image below demonstrates this brain alteration technique.

What is Deep Brain Stimulation (aka Neural Pacemaker)?

750

This co-dependence does not tell me anything about causality.

What is correlation?

1000

Using a stain developed by Golgi, Cajal found evidence that the nervous system was composed of independent cells, a concept known by this name.

What is the neuron doctrine?

Golgi Stain of an infant motor neuron.


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This type of method examines the relationship between phenotypes and genotypes and can be labeled forward or reverse.

What is a genetic screen?

1000

These three imaging techniques use the same machine.

What are MRI, fMRI, & DTI?

Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine. “Large ferromagnetic objects that were reported as having been drawn into the equipment include a defibrillator, a wheelchair, a respirator, ankle weights, an IV pole, a tool box, sand bags containing metal filings, a vacuum cleaner, and mop buckets” (Chaljub et al., 2001)

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Newest form of controlling individual neurons by turning light on and off.

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Determine the difference between MRI and fMRI.

What is measuring structure (MRI) and activity/functionality (fMRI)?

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In 1865, this French physiologist commented on the ethically questionable history of neuroscience, stating "the science of life is a superb and dazzling lighted hall which may be reached only by passing through a long and ghastly kitchen".

Claude Bernard

Made important contributions to the scientific method as well as information about the pancreas and liver function. He also was an early describer of homeostasis as the "milieu intérieur."