TEST

Question 1

Who or which publication first provided a comprehensive theory of how complex psychological phenomena—such as perceptions, emotions, thoughts, and memories—might be produced by brain activity.

Answer 1

Donald Hebb - The Organisation of Behaviour

Question 2

Name 3 main approaches to studying the neuroscience of behaviour.

Answer 2

1. Somatic intervention
2. Behavioural intervention
3. Correlation between brain and behaviour

Question 3

Biological explanations of behaviour include physiological, functional, evolutionary and:

Answer 3

Ontogenic

Question 4

Explain shortly what is mentalism?

Answer 4

A philosophical perspective of monism - the mind and brain processes are the same thing and they are the basis of behaviour.

Question 5

Name 3 regions that the BRAINSTEM consists of:

Answer 5

Pons

Medulla

Midbrain

Question 6

Parasympathetic nervous system is known as the:

Answer 6

Rest or digest

Question 7

Which lobe of the brain is essential for spatial information and numerical information?

Answer 7

Parietal lobe

Question 8

Cells called the choroid plexus inside the four ventricles produce cerebrospinal fluid.

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

The ethical debate found a possible compromise in the three R’s:

Answer 9

Replace, Reduce, Refine

Question 10

Which method measures real time oxygen usage while doing prescribed tasks?

Answer 10

fMRI

Question 11

Which method uses radioactive substance?

Answer 11

PET

Question 12

Simpler alternative to TMS

Answer 12

TDCS

Question 13

Identifying genetic influence:

Answer 13

concordance rate

Question 14

Two most common electrodermal indexes:

Answer 14

SCL and SCR

Question 15

Most common neurones:

Answer 15

Multipolar neurons

Question 16

Advantage of ontogenetic techniques:

Answer 16

Precise control of specific neutrons using light.

Question 17

Glia guiding neuron migration:

Answer 17

radial glia

Question 18

Pressure on Na+ ions due to:

Answer 18

Electrostatic pressure and concentration gradient.

Question 19

Na+/K+ exchange:

Answer 19

2 K+ ions inside / 3 Na+ ions outside

Question 20

During what period is it possible to fire the neuron again but only by applying higher-than-normal levels of stimulus?

Answer 20

relative refectory period

Question 21

When an axon’s membrane is at rest, what potential shows inside the axon?

Answer 21

Negative potential

Question 22

Each neuron synthesizes and releases only one neurotransmitter?

Answer 22

FALSE

Question 23

Main inhibitory neurotransmitter in CNS:

Answer 23

GABA

Question 24

When the two ears receive different information, each hemisphere pays more attention to the opposite ear.

Answer 24

FALSE

Question 25

Left hemisphere dominant for speech production in more than 95% of right-handers and nearly 80% of left-handers?

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

More axons in corpus callosum than it will have at maturity?

Answer 26

TRUE

Question 27

Is it TRUE for split-brain patients without corpus callosum?

Answer 27

YES

Question 28

What structure enables communication between hemispheres if corpus callosum is damaged?

Answer 28

Anterior commissure and other commissure

Question 29

Phenomenon: combining two words into new meaning in split-brain research?

Answer 29

Creative confabulation or composite insight

Question 30

Connect appropriately: Analytical perception Holistic perception More related to right hemisphere More related to left hemisphere

Answer 30

Analytical perception - More related to left hemisphere Holistic perception - More related to right hemisphere