AP pysch example #72687

Psychoactive drugs interfere with normal neural transmission. Where does this interference take place?

Research on left-handedness suggests that

Someone trying to add a long series of three digit numbers is probably experiencing increased brain waves and bloodflow to which brain structure?

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that travel across the

A picture of a cat is briefly flashed in the left visual field and a picture of a mouse is briefly flashed in the right visual field of a split-brain patient. The individual will be able to use her

Severing a cat's reticular formation from higher brain regions causes the cat to

An undersupply of serotonin is most closely linked to

Which of the following techniques would surgeons use in mapping the areas of the brain responsible for specific activities, such as movement or speech?

The neural system located at the border between the brainstem and the cerebral hemispheres is known as the

What color is the cerebellum?

An area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements is called the

The reticular formation is located in the

What process is being shown?

When the cat's amygdala is electrically stimulated the cat prepares to attack by hissing and arching its back. Which division of the autonomic nervous system is activated by such stimulation?

One function of the glial cells is to

The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by interneurons in the

Researchers use dichotic listening tasks to investigate right-left differences in an intact brain. In this task a different verbal stimulus is presented simultaneously to each ear. Findings suggest that participants more quickly recall information heard by the right ear. This suggests that

The speed at which a neural impulse travels is increased when the axon is encased by a(n)

An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitter known as ________ is linked to seizures.

If a blind person uses one finger to read Braille, the brain area dedicated to that finger expands as the sense of touch invades the visual cortex. This is an example of

With regard to the process of neural transmission, a refractory period refers to a time interval in which

What is the main difference between an MRI scan and an fMRI scan?

When asked to describe a picture that showed two boys stealing cookies behind a woman's back, a patient replied,

Olds and Milner located reward centers in the brain structure known as the

In a recent car accident, Tamiko sustained damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This injury is most likely to reduce Tamiko's ability to

An axon is

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that travel across the

Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as

The concentration of glucose in active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of a(n)

Severing a cat's reticular formation from higher brain regions causes the cat to

An undersupply of serotonin is most closely linked to

Ellen volunteers during her AP psychology class to try to balance a yardstick on her two fingers. While her eyes are open, she finds the task quite easy. However, when she closes her eyes, she finds the same task almost impossible. Which brain region relies on visual information in coordinating our voluntary movements?

Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as

Someone trying to figure out an optical illusion is probably experiencing increased brain waves and bloodflow to which brain structure?

A failure to recognize that one's arm or leg is part of one's self is most likely to be associated with damage to the

The sensory cortex is most critical for our sense of

To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, a neuroscientist should electrically stimulate the rat's

Neural networks refer to

A person whose hand had been amputated actually felt sensations on his nonexistent fingers when his face was stroked. This best illustrates the consequences of

Direct stimulation of the motor cortex would be most likely to result in

Someone who has difficulty speaking after a stroke is suffering from which of the following?

The master gland of the endocrine system is the

What color is the corpus callosum?

To identify which specific brain areas are most active during a particular mental task, researchers would be most likely to make use of a(n)

French psychiatrist Joseph Capgras described a patient who reported that imposters had replaced her husband, children, and herself. Her inability to recognize the faces of her close family members or herself suggests that the

Your conscious awareness of your own name and self-identity depends primarily on the normal functioning of your

While you are hiking in the mountains, a rattlesnake slithers across your trail. Which of the following triggers the

After he suffered a stroke, Mr. Santore's physical coordination skills and responsiveness to sensory stimulation quickly returned to normal. Unfortunately, however, he began to experience unusual difficulty figuring out how to find his way to various locations in his neighborhood. It is most likely that Mr. Santore suffered damage to his

Click on the Parietal Lobe

Which kind of psychological researcher would be most interested in the research question,

The spatial junctions where impulses are chemically transmitted from one neuron to another are called

The surgical removal of a large tumor from Dane's occipital lobe resulted in extensive loss of brain tissue. Dane is most likely to suffer some loss of

Motor neurons are to the ________ nervous system as interneurons are to the ________ nervous system.

With regard to the process of neural transmission, a refractory period refers to a time interval in which

What is the main difference between an MRI scan and an fMRI scan?

When asked to describe a picture that showed two boys stealing cookies behind a woman's back, a patient replied,

Olds and Milner located reward centers in the brain structure known as the

In a recent car accident, Tamiko sustained damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This injury is most likely to reduce Tamiko's ability to

An axon is

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that travel across the

Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as

The concentration of glucose in active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of a(n)

If Professor Kosiba lesions the amygdala of a laboratory rat, the rat will most likely become

Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back?

Addictive drug cravings are likely to be associated with reward centers in the

At puberty, the hypothalamus secretes gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRH), causing the secretion of gonadotropins by the pituitary gland. These hormones cause the ovaries to produce estrogen and testes to produce testosterone. As the levels of these hormones rise, they shut down the release of GnRH and the gonadotropins. This example illustrates the

The sequence of brain regions from the evolutionarily oldest to newest is

A brain lesion refers to ________ of brain tissue.

The neural system located at the border between the brainstem and the cerebral hemispheres is known as the

Which neural center in the limbic system plays a central role in emotions such as aggression and fear?

Messages are transmitted from your spinal cord to your digestive system's stomach muscles by the

The function of dendrites is to

The concentration of glucose in active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of a(n)

When Stoyka was a child, a brain disease required the surgical removal of her left cerebral hemisphere. Stoyka is now a successful high school student who lives a normal life. Her success best illustrates the importance of

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hearing; sensing movement

The benefits of brain plasticity are most clearly demonstrated in

The brain structure that provides a major link between the nervous system and the endocrine system is the

The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain

Within a single neuron the action potential

Recent brain research contradicts previously held beliefs, indicating that new neurons are actually formed in the brain. What is this process called?

Deaf people who use sign language typically

Alzheimer's disease is most closely linked to the deterioration of neurons that produce

The depolarization of a neural membrane can create a(n)

While mapping the motor cortex, researchers Foerster and Penfield found that

We are usually least consciously aware of the processes and functions of which brain structure?

Which brain structure might be most active when answering the question

Which vocabulary word is best represented by the animated picture?