Neuroanatomy
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination
Cerebellum
This neurotransmitter is involved in the reward system
Dopamine
The amygdala is most associated with what emotion?
Fear
This autoimmune disorder damages myelin in the CNS
Multiple Sclerosis
Which imaging method uses magnetic fields to produce structural images of the brain?
MRI
The hippocampus is most important for forming new _____
Memories
What is the primary "feel-good" neurotransmitter that is targeted by many antidepressants?
Serotonin
What sleep stage is most associated with dreaming?
REM Sleep
Plaques are hallmarks of which neurodegenerative disease?
Alzheimer's Disease
This technique measures brain waves and is commonly used in sleep studies
EEG (electroencephalography)
This lobe of the brain is responsible for vision
Occipital lobe
GABA
The fight-or-flight response is driven by which branch of the autonomic nervous system?
Sympathetic Nervous System
Which disease is caused by the loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra?
Parkinson's Disease
Optogenetics allows for the control of neurons with this type of energy
Light
This structure connects the two hemispheres of the brain
Corpus Callosum
This neurotransmitter is most associated with muscle movement
Acetylcholine
The HPA axis ends with the release of this hormone from the adrenal cortex?
Cortisol
This virus-based method is often used to deliver genes into the neurons of living animals
This groove separates the frontal and parietal lobes
Cocaine blocks the reuptake of what neurotransmitter?
Dopamine
Mirror neurons were first observed in what animal?
Monkeys
In ALS, the degeneration of which specific types of neurons leads to progressive muscle weakness?
Motor neurons
DREADDs are engineered versions of this type of brain protein that neurons normally use to respond to neurotransmitters
Receptors