Midterm Extra

Question 0

Cortical neurons can change their function as functional demand changes?
T/F

Answer 0

True

Question 1

spinal cord tracts originate from which cortical layer?

Answer 1

Layer 5, internal pyramidal layer (giant pyramidal cells).

Question 2

The limbic association area influences ______, ________ & _______?

Answer 2

Behavior, emotions and motivation.

Question 3

impaired recognition of familiar faces is known as?

Answer 3

Prosopagnosia

Question 4

The subject thinks close relatives are imposters due to lack of emotion evoked by visually seeing them. This describes what condition?

Answer 4

Capgras syndrome

Question 5

The allocortex makes up what percentage of the human cerebral cortex?

Answer 5

10%

Question 6

Positive memory-associated with habituation (suppression)?

T/F

Answer 6

False.

Positive memory-associated with facilitation.
negative memory-associated with habituation (suppression)

Question 7

What Maintains long term potentiation (LTP) in hippocampal neurons?

Answer 7

Protein kinase M zeta

Question 8

Environment alters human behavior in what two ways?

Answer 8

learning & memory

Question 9

Bilateral ablation of the amygdala can cause what syndrome?

Answer 9

Kluver-Bucy Syndrome

Question 10

By how much do the glia cells outnumber neurons in the brain?

Answer 10

10:1

Question 11

Name the three types of neurons in the CNS?

Answer 11

– Astrocyctes
– Oligodendrocytes
– Microglial

Question 12

Can glial cells proliferate throughout life?

Answer 12

YES, Injury stimulates proliferation

Question 13

Name the type of glial cell that can supply fuel to neurons in the form of lactate derived from glucose?

Answer 13

Astrocytes

Question 14

Astrocytes are primarily permeable to what substance?

Answer 14

Potassium (K+)

Question 15

Astrocytes couple to one another via what type of junctions?

Answer 15

Gap junctions

Question 16

Which glial cells make and sustain myelin?

Answer 16

Oligodendrocytes

Question 17

Which glial cells are involved in pH regulation?

Answer 17

Oligodendrocytes

Question 18

Which glial cells are involved in iron metabolism?

Answer 18

Oligodendrocytes

Question 19

Which glial cells are macrophages of the CNS?

Answer 19

Microglia

Question 20

Which glial cells can release neurotoxins?

Answer 20

Microglia

Question 21

4. The ability to recognize and name familiar objects is associated with what cortical association area?

Answer 21

Parieto-occipitotemporal area

Question 22

A frequent side effect of a prefrontal lobotomy, which used to relieve severe psychotic depression, was inappropriate social responses.
a. true b. false

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Which association area is related to judgment and planning?

Answer 23

Prefrontal area

Question 24

The ability to make rational decisions, as well as controlling one’s emotions is compromised if which area is lesioned?

Answer 24

Ventromedial

Question 25

In which type of associative learning does the animal or person learn to predict the consequences of their own behavior?

Answer 25

Operant conditioning

Question 26

What type of learning is thought to be important in the acquisition of language?

Answer 26

Imitative learning

Question 27

In the Aplysia, what effect does serotonin release have on a repetitive sensory stimulus?

Answer 27

Promotes sensitization

Question 28

When is learning not beneficial?

Answer 28

When it promotes dysfunctional behavior