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1
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Name for a group of neuronal cell bodies in the brain.

A

Nucleus

2
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Where the action potential begins.

A

Axon Hillock

3
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The location of the inferior colliculus.

A

Midbrain

4
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Three structures in the limbic system.

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Hippocampus, amygdala and cingulate cortex.

5
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The lobe where the primary auditory cortex is located.

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Temporal Lobe

6
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The two types of voltage gated channels responsible for the action potential

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Sodium and Potassium

7
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The movement of materials down the axon

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Axonal Transport

8
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The period of time when another action potential can not be generated.

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Absolute Refractory Period

9
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Action potential conduction in myelinated axons.

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Saltatory Conduction

10
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Integration of inputs from many synapses on the postsynaptic neuron.

A

Spatial Summation

11
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Any drug that interferes with the activity of a neurotransmitter

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Antagonist

12
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Drug that acts like a neurotransmitter by binding to a receptor at the same site as the neurotransmitter.

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Competitive Agonist

13
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Measure used to establish the safety of a drug.

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Therapeutic Index

14
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Decrease response to a drug with repeated use

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Tolerance

15
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How well (readily or tightly) a drug binds to a receptor

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Affinity

16
Q

Technique used by Olds and Milner to discover the pleasure pathway.

A

Electrical stimulation

17
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Uses detection of radio frequency signals produced by displaced radio waves in a magnetic field

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MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

18
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Electrical activity of the brain recorded with scalp or brain electrodes.

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EEG (Electroencephalography)

19
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Scanning method that detects radioactive material that is injected or inhaled to produce an image of the brain.

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PET (Positron Emission Tomography)

20
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Brain scan that uses a series of X-ray beams passed through the head.

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CT scan (Computed Tomography Scan)

21
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The major inhibitory neurotransmitter.

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GABA

22
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Name for receptors linked to g-proteins

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Metabotropic Receptors

23
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Where molecules of neurotransmitter are stored.

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Synaptic Vesicles

24
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The name of the ionotropic receptor for acetylcholine

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Nicotinic Receptor

25
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Transmitter used by neurons of the raphe nucleus

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Serotonin