PY 253 Exam 2 Quiz

Projections from olfactory bulb have their first synapses in the ______.

In general, the dorsolateral corticospinal tract controls muscles of the

The dorsal stream flows from primary visual cortex to

What structure is thought to be involved in integration of the sensory info which is basis of targeting of movements

In a study of unilateral stroke patients, practuce with disabled had greater beneficial effect if

Neuropsychological patients with scotomas are unaware of them because

Neurons that fire in response to making a particular response or thinking about it/observing someone else do it are:

Amygdala is involved in ___ memory component, but the cerebellum is involved in ___ component

Evidence for existence of descending pain-control circuir came from the finding that

Which of the following brain stem structures receives direct sensory info about balance?

primary gustatory cortex is in the

Phantom limb pain is experienced by

Existence of complementary color afterimages supports

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Williams Syndrome

Transduction refers to the

Which of the following is most likely to lead to intracerebral hemorrage?

much of the output of posterior parietal cortex goes to the ____.

Deflection of ____ against the basilar membrane opens and closes ion channels to transduce _____ into electrical signals

Thorndike's Law of Effect states that if a response to a stimulus is followed by a(n)

The last part of the human brain to reach full maturity is the _____.

Though they have many cognitive problems, those with Williams have good

Most cell death associated with early development of brain is

When an experience can only affect development during a specific time in development, that period is called the

This effect can be observed during the transition from phototopic to scotopic vision.

The ____ refers to the phenomena of being focused on a conversation in a crowd until others are tuned out.

Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to

In comparison to simple cortical cells, complex cells

Most cell division in neural tube occurs in the

Neurons in retina identified by the arrow carry signals from retina to the lateral geniculate nuclei. These neurons are

Mirror-drawing task, incomplete picture test and pavlovian conditioning were used to demonstrate H.M. had no difficulty:

co-occurrence has been shown to be critical for LTP induction. Co-occurrence is the simultaneous activity in

The major neurochemical correlate of Parkinson's Disease is a reduction of

Receptive fields of complex cortical cells are usually __________ than those of simple cortical cells

The anterolateral system is particularly responsive to

What movements are not influenced by sensory feedback?

Most lateral geniculate neurons terminate in

who was the first to map the primary motor cortex on surgery patients in 1937?

we perceive edges because

Effects of damage to primary motor cortex include

Binocular disparity

The sensitive period for development of a particular train is the period

Even without cortical input, cat spinal cord is capable of controlling

Which structure is thought to be involved in integration of sensory information that is basis for targeting a movement?

Which is correct sequencing of processing response to a spot of light at the retina?

According to ____ theory, 3 different kinds of color receptors exist, each with a different spectral sensitivity.

Drugs that do not penetrate the blood brain barrier can be administered to particular neural structures

In perceiving sound, complexity of molecular vibrations is most closely linked to perceptions of

infantile amnesia can occur for ____ memories without affecting ___ memories of the same info

Unlike many brain structures, myelination of ____ continues into adulthood.

Long bursts of stimulation applied to primary motor cortex elicit

Strokes can be caused by

Axons of olfactory receptors run through the

Which is true about cells and synapses?

Cutting the axon of a healthy neuron results in

Which structure is thought to store memories for visual images

___ neurons are responsive to movement; in contrast, ____ neurons are responsive to color, fine details, and objects

Which of the following is a neurotoxin?

____ memories are memories for general facts for information while _____ memories are memories for particular events.

After formation of neural tube, number of cells destined to become part of the adult nervous system

Which of the following are associated with Parkinson's Disease?

In epileptic patients who do not experience convulsions, the diagnosis rests heavily on

Taste receptors typically occur in clusters with a taste pore. These clusters are called

Studies have shown early music training increases size of

Knockout mice are mice that

A common neuropsychological test of frontal lobe damage is the

Reorganization of neural circuits after damage to the mammalian brain is thought to occur largely through the

The general effect of synapse arrangement is to

An adaptive response in which one learns to respond to similar stimuli is known as

Instrumental conditioning differs from classical conditioning because in instrumental conditioning,

When axon degenerates, axon branches may grow out from adjacent healthy axons and synapse at vacated sites. this is:

Differential reinfocement of other behavior is a ____ conditioning procedure using _____.

Like the sensory systems, the sensorimotor system is

With respect to vision, wavelength is to intensity as

A study primary motor cortex neuron firing while monkeys moved freely indicates firing is related to ___.

A totipotent developing cell

Which structure is part of the neural movement circuit that connects output from basal ganglia to cortex?

A surgeon may encourage the patient to ______ during brain tumor removal to reduce risk of motor impairment post surgery

Postnatal growth of human brain results from

All olfactory receptors with the same receptor protein

Generalized seizures always involve