Brain Regions
This region of the brain contributes to top-down regulation and social decision making by integrating input from other regions of the brain.
a. the insular cortex
b. the medial prefrontal cortex
c. the hypothalamus
What is...b. the medial prefrontal cortex?
Which of the following is not a social deficit seen in ASD?
a. reduced social motivation
b. difficulty making eye contact
c. deceiving intent/motives
What is....c. deceiving intent/motives?
This is the most popular mouse line used to model ASD in research.
a. BTBR mice
b. CNTNAP2 KO mice
c. Shank3 KO mice
What is....c. Shank3 KO mice?
This tool of study in the brain records electrical activity in the brain, such as electrical currents and neuronal communication, using various methods.
a. optogenetics
b. electrophysiology
c. electroshock therapy
What is....b. electrophysiology?
Imbalance between these two items results in social behavior deficits and characterizes EEGs of children with ASD.
a. excitation and inhibition
b. opsins and modified genes
c. c-Fos and EEGs
What is...a. excitation and inhibition?
Shank3 gene mutations can only account for this percent of human ASD prevalence.
a. 1%
b. 5%
c. 15%
What is....a. 1%?
This mPFC circuit is responsible for social avoidance and preference.
a. mPFC-hypothalamus
b. mPFC-amygdala
c. mPFC-insular cortex
What is....c. mPFC-insular cortex?
Applying this hormone can potentially rescue certain social deficits in ASD.
a. insulin
b. progesterone
c. oxytocin
What is....c. oxytocin?
In the rodent study by Rogers-Carter et al., 2018, experimental rats showed preference for interaction with stressed juveniles and avoidance of stressed adults. This social mechanism is called....
a. social approach
b. social discrimination
c. social competition
What is....b. social discrimination?