Glutamate

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Which neurotransmitter is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter?

  • Serotonin
  • Glutamate (correct)
  • GABA
  • Dopamine

What can excessive glutamate levels lead to?

  • Depression
  • Seizures (correct)
  • Memory loss
  • Paralysis

Which receptors control a sodium channel and are stimulated by AMPA?

  • GABA receptors
  • AMPA receptors (correct)
  • NMDA receptors
  • Dopamine receptors

Which part of the brain are memory networks presumed to be located in?

<p>Hippocampus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Hebbs Law?

<p>Neurons that fire together, wire together (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when there is a high amount of glutamate released into the synaptic cleft?

<p>NMDA channels open to let Cu+ ions into the postsynaptic membrane (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which receptor controls a calcium channel and is normally blocked by magnesium ions?

<p>NMDA (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter?

<p>GABA (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which drugs work by blocking the NMDA receptor and severely disrupting the excitatory nervous system?

<p>Ketamine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is responsible for the strengthening of synaptic connections in Long-Term Potentiation?

<p>NMDA receptors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Long-Term Depression in neural mechanisms?

<p>To weaken synaptic strength (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of knowledge test is considered the most difficult?

<p>Forced choice (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to synaptic strength when knowledge is not regularly used?

<p>It weakens (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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