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What is neuroplasticity?
What is neuroplasticity?
- Brain's inability to change
- Brain's fixed structure throughout life
- Brain's rigidity in forming new connections
- Brain's ability to grow and change (correct)
How does Long Term Potentiation (LTP) affect neural connections?
How does Long Term Potentiation (LTP) affect neural connections?
- Causes neurons to shrink
- Strengthens neural connections (correct)
- Weakens neural connections
- Halts the growth of dendrites
What effect does practice have on myelination?
What effect does practice have on myelination?
- Reduces interference of neurotransmitters
- Halts myelination process
- Causes myelination to occur (correct)
- Thins the dendrites
Which part of the brain is associated with regulating mood, memory, and hormone control?
Which part of the brain is associated with regulating mood, memory, and hormone control?
Which brain component evolved during the Triassic Period?
Which brain component evolved during the Triassic Period?
Which era saw the evolution of the Human Brain (Neocortex)?
Which era saw the evolution of the Human Brain (Neocortex)?
What is neurogenesis in the context of the brain's development?
What is neurogenesis in the context of the brain's development?
How does neurogenesis contribute to memory resolution?
How does neurogenesis contribute to memory resolution?
What distinguishes mature neurons from young neurons in terms of information processing?
What distinguishes mature neurons from young neurons in terms of information processing?
How does the Triune Model explain the brain's evolution?
How does the Triune Model explain the brain's evolution?
How does Long Term Potentiation (LTP) affect neural connections in the brain?
How does Long Term Potentiation (LTP) affect neural connections in the brain?
Which process refers to the phenomenon where neurons can lose their connecting powers if not used appropriately during brain development?
Which process refers to the phenomenon where neurons can lose their connecting powers if not used appropriately during brain development?
What is the main difference between apoptosis and necrosis in terms of cell death?
What is the main difference between apoptosis and necrosis in terms of cell death?
Which region of the brain is responsible for coordination of movement, equilibrium, and procedural memory?
Which region of the brain is responsible for coordination of movement, equilibrium, and procedural memory?
Which protein increases the growth of axons and dendrites in the brain?
Which protein increases the growth of axons and dendrites in the brain?
What role does the Pons play in brain function?
What role does the Pons play in brain function?
Which aspect of brain function does the Amygdala primarily regulate?
Which aspect of brain function does the Amygdala primarily regulate?
