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Mapping a neuron's complex dendritic tree and the full path of its axon is collecting what kind of data?
Functional data
Morphological data
Electrical data
Genetic data
2
What is the main conclusion about the future of neuroscience presented in the final slides?
That we have already discovered everything there is to know.
That science is becoming more secretive.
That the future is open, and collaborative data sharing is key to progress.
That all brain research will be done by computers.
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Why do neuroscientists rely on "model organisms" like mice?
Because they are cheaper to house than humans.
Because many research techniques are invasive and cannot be used in humans.
Because their brains are identical to human brains.
Because they are smarter than humans.
4
The Allen Cell Types Database contains three key data types. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
Its age.
Its 3D shape (morphology).
Its electrical activity.
Its gene expression profile.
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What is the incredibly ambitious goal of the FlyWire project?
To send a fruit fly to space.
To create a super-intelligent fruit fly.
To map the complete wiring diagram (connectome) of the fruit fly brain.
To study how fruit flies see color.
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What is a "spike train"?
A list of all the genes in a neuron.
The connection between two neurons.
A sequence of action potentials from a single neuron over time.
The physical shape of a neuron.
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What is the main advantage of using the Allen Institute's web-based "knowledge explorer" to browse the database?
It requires no programming skills and is easy to use.
It can predict the future.
It provides access to secret data.
It requires advanced programming skills.
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What does the Human Protein Atlas project aim to map?
The complete human genome.
The wiring diagram of the human brain.
The location of all human proteins in our cells and tissues.
All the different types of neurons.
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The principle that the basic way a synapse works is similar in a fly and a human is an example of...?
Genetic drift
Evolutionary conservation
A random coincidence
Species-specificity
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The data from the Human Protein Atlas is a powerful complement to what other type of data?
fMRI data
Gene expression data
Morphological data
Electrical data
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What does it mean for an organism to be "genetically tractable"?
They are easy to train.
They have no genetic diseases.
They have very simple genetics.
Scientists have tools to manipulate their genes.
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What makes different neurons unique, given they mostly have the same DNA?
The number of mitochondria they have.
Which genes are "turned on" or "off" (gene expression).
The age of the neuron.
Their location in the body.
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Which of these is a species-specific feature that CANNOT be fully studied in a mouse model?
How genes are expressed in a cell.
The function of a synapse.
The circuits for human language.
How neurons fire action potentials.
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What unique method does FlyWire use to help map the fly brain?
Using supercomputers to guess the connections.
A team of 5 dedicated scientists.
Crowdsourcing through an online game for volunteers.
Artificial intelligence only.
