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Which neurotransmitter is excitatory and increases the chance neurons will communicate?
Which neurotransmitter is excitatory and increases the chance neurons will communicate?
- Acetylcholine
- Serotonin
- Glutamate (correct)
- GABA
Which neurotransmitter is inhibitory and dampens neural activity?
Which neurotransmitter is inhibitory and dampens neural activity?
- GABA (correct)
- Glutamate
- Dopamine
- Endorphins
Which neurotransmitter influences arousal, selective attention, sleep, and memory?
Which neurotransmitter influences arousal, selective attention, sleep, and memory?
- Acetylcholine (correct)
- GABA
- Glutamate
- Norepinephrine
Which neurotransmitter is associated with motor function and reward?
Which neurotransmitter is associated with motor function and reward?
Which neuropeptide relieves pain?
Which neuropeptide relieves pain?
Which part of the brain is responsible for thinking, planning, attention, language, and aspects of personality?
Which part of the brain is responsible for thinking, planning, attention, language, and aspects of personality?
What is the most developed area of the human brain, giving us our advanced intellectual abilities?
What is the most developed area of the human brain, giving us our advanced intellectual abilities?
Which method of brain mapping was popular in the 1800s?
Which method of brain mapping was popular in the 1800s?
What did phrenologists associate with the bumps on the skull?
What did phrenologists associate with the bumps on the skull?
What has the practice of phrenology been proven to be?
What has the practice of phrenology been proven to be?
What are neuropsychology tests presently used for?
What are neuropsychology tests presently used for?
What do neuropsychology tests need to accommodate?
What do neuropsychology tests need to accommodate?
In what type of studies are neuropsychology tests used in animals?
In what type of studies are neuropsychology tests used in animals?
What do brain scans assess?
What do brain scans assess?
Which brain imaging technique relies on magnetic fields to indirectly visualize brain structure?
Which brain imaging technique relies on magnetic fields to indirectly visualize brain structure?
What is the main function of astrocytes in the brain?
What is the main function of astrocytes in the brain?
Which brain imaging technique measures changes in blood oxygen level as an indirect correlation of neural activity?
Which brain imaging technique measures changes in blood oxygen level as an indirect correlation of neural activity?
What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?
What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?
Which glial cell forms the myelin sheath that covers axons and speeds neural communication?
Which glial cell forms the myelin sheath that covers axons and speeds neural communication?
What is the function of neurotransmitters in neural communication?
What is the function of neurotransmitters in neural communication?
What is the process called when an electrochemical impulse travels down the membrane of a neuron and results in a neurotransmitter release?
What is the process called when an electrochemical impulse travels down the membrane of a neuron and results in a neurotransmitter release?
Which lobe of the brain plays a role in hearing, understanding language, and storing autobiographical memories?
Which lobe of the brain plays a role in hearing, understanding language, and storing autobiographical memories?
Which part of the brain is involved in movement and muscle control, as well as evaluating goals, risks, rewards, and consequences?
Which part of the brain is involved in movement and muscle control, as well as evaluating goals, risks, rewards, and consequences?
Which part of the brain plays a key role in fear, excitement, and arousal?
Which part of the brain plays a key role in fear, excitement, and arousal?
Which part of the brain connects the cerebral cortex and spinal cord, and serves as a relay station between the cortex and the rest of the nervous system?
Which part of the brain connects the cerebral cortex and spinal cord, and serves as a relay station between the cortex and the rest of the nervous system?
Which division of the autonomic nervous system is active during emotional arousal and mobilizes the 'fight, flight, or freeze' response?
Which division of the autonomic nervous system is active during emotional arousal and mobilizes the 'fight, flight, or freeze' response?
Which gland is known as the 'master gland' and releases hormones that influence growth, blood pressure, reproductive functions, and interpersonal trust?
Which gland is known as the 'master gland' and releases hormones that influence growth, blood pressure, reproductive functions, and interpersonal trust?
Which sex hormone is involved in ovulation, menstruation, reproductive health, and development of secondary sex characteristics in females?
Which sex hormone is involved in ovulation, menstruation, reproductive health, and development of secondary sex characteristics in females?
Which sex hormone is involved in sex drive, muscle mass, strength, height, red blood cell and sperm production, and the development of secondary sex characteristics in males?
Which sex hormone is involved in sex drive, muscle mass, strength, height, red blood cell and sperm production, and the development of secondary sex characteristics in males?
What is the study of how behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way genes work called?
What is the study of how behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way genes work called?
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