MOODLE student built MCQ Flashcards
(36 cards)
What percentage of the human cortex is devoted to visual perception?
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 75%
50%
What is the function of Glial Cells
A. Myelination
B. Remove waste material
C. Guide migration of neurones
D. All of the above
All of the above
Which ion is responsible for exocytosis of neurotransmitters
A. Cl-
B. Ca2+
C. K+
D. Na+
Ca2+
Which brain regions are involved in visually guided actions like reaching and grasping?
A) Occipital Cortex, Parietal motor areas, Frontal motor areas, and Cerebellum
B) Occipital lobe, Temporal lobe, and Basal ganglia
C) Hippocampus, Thalamus, and Primary motor cortex
D) Visual cortex, Amygdala, and Prefrontal cortex
Occipital Cortex, Parietal motor areas, Frontal motor areas, and Cerebellum
What is the term for the inability to visually recognize familiar faces, even one’s own?
A) Visual agnosia
B) Prosopagnosia
C) Akinetopsia
D) Achromatopsia
Prosopagnosia
When the tensor tympani contracts, what happens?
a) Sound transmission is stopped.
b) Sound transmission is amplified.
c) Sound frequency increases.
d) Sound frequency decreases.
Sound transmission is stopped.
What type of labelling is it when dendrites take up chemicals and transmit down the axon?
a. Anterograde labelling
b. Retrograde labelling
c. Transneural tracing
d. Posterior labelling
Anterograde labelling
Which type of anatomical scanning method causes hydrogen atoms to spin out of equilibrium?
a. Computerized axial tomography
b. Position emission tomography
c. Magnetic resonance imaging
d. Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging
What changes did Phineas Gage undergo after his accident?
a. Arm paralysis
b. Emotional instability
c. Agnosia
d. Loss of hearing
Emotional instability
What do event-related potentials measure?
a. Electrical activity in the brain during a task.
b. Brain waves at rest.
c. Water diffusion in the brain.
d. Haemoglobin levels.
Electrical activity in the brain during a task.
What neurotransmitter is most commonly characterised with schizophrenia
a) Dopamine
b) Serotonin
c) Norepinephrine
d) GABA
Dopamine
What is the significance of the Smith Predictor model in motor control?
A. It explains the transformation of joint angles into muscle-specific commands.
B. It addresses system delays by predicting the current state of movement based on past motor commands.
C. It describes the direct control of distal muscles via the lateral corticospinal tract.
D. It highlights the role of cortical regions in encoding body-centered visual fields.
It addresses system delays by predicting the current state of movement based on past motor commands.
For a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, symptoms must occur:
a) At least once a week for six months
b) Every other day for one month
c) Most of the day and/or nearly every day for two weeks
d) Sporadically over the course of a year
Most of the day and/or nearly every day for two weeks
Which of the following treatments for depression involves stimulating brain regions through electrical currents?
a) Specific Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
b) Ketamine
c) Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
d) Tricyclic Antidepressants
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
What is double dissociation?
A) When two brain areas are equally responsible for a single cognitive function.
B) When two cognitive functions are both impaired by damage to the same brain region.
C) When two distinct cognitive functions are impaired by damage to different brain regions, demonstrating that each function is independent of the other.
D) When a single brain region is responsible for multiple cognitive functions
When two distinct cognitive functions are impaired by damage to different brain regions, demonstrating that each function is independent of the other.
Which of the following is true about Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)?
A) MRI uses a beam of X-rays and is less detailed than CT.
B) MRI measures the diffusion of water through tissues and is great for picking up smaller details.
C) MRI requires the use of radioactive markers to track brain activity.
D) MRI uses a strong magnetic field to align hydrogen atoms and provides moredetailed images than CT.
MRI uses a strong magnetic field to align hydrogen atoms and provides moredetailed images than CT.
To produce a reaching movement, the brain must:
A) Determine the location of the arm and target
B) Determine the location of the hand
C) Not use the difference to plan movement
D) Not use the difference to control movement
Determine the location of the arm and target
What part of the brain gets a copy of motor commands and lots of sensory information?
A) Hypothalamus
B) Amygdala
C) Cerebellum
D) Basal ganglia
Cerebellum
What percentage of the primate cortex is devoted to processing visual information?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 70%
D) 90%
50%
The hollow mask illusion occurs because the brain misinterprets which type of cues?
A) Colour cues
B) Depth cues
C) Motion cues
D) Texture cues
Depth cues
What is the function of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex?
A) Involved in producing conditioned emotional response
B) Involved in extinction of conditioned emotional response
C) Activation produces fear related behaviours
D) None of the above
Involved in extinction of conditioned emotional response
What is the main function of the amygdala?
A) Plays a role in emotional responses/regulation
B) Plays a role in complex analyses of social settings
C) Plays a role in provoking calm emotional reactions
D) None of the above
Plays a role in emotional responses/regulation
What is the function of the amygdala?
A) Memory formation and spatial navigation.
B) Motor control and processing emotions.
C) Temperature regulation and the sleep-wake cycle.
D) Emotional learning and retrieval of emotionally significant memories.
Emotional learning and retrieval of emotionally significant memories.
What behaviour does a lack of serotonin cause?
A) Improved decision making.
B) Increased aggressive behaviour.
C) Decreases low mood.
D) Increased confidence.
Increased aggressive behaviour.
