Multiple Choice Test Flashcards

1
Q

Univariate analysis:

Which of the following does not reflects spiking activity?

  • Single-unit activity (SUA)
  • Low frequency components of the EFP (extracellular field potentials)
  • High frequency components of the EFP
A

Low frequency components of the EFP (extracellular field potentials)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Univariate analysis:

What needs to be taken into account when modelling the BOLD-signal?

  • The shape of the haemodynamic response function
  • Slow fluctuations in the signal
  • The effects of the experimental conditions
  • All of the above
A

All of the above

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Univariate analysis:

What is the hemodynamic response?

  • A way for the neuron to cool itself
  • A way for the neuron to rapidly get rid of waste matter
  • A way for the neuron to inhibit ‘firing’
  • A way to get more oxygen and energy to the neuron
A

A way to get more oxygen and energy to the neuron

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Multivariate analysis:

What is a classifier in multivariate analysis of fMRI?

  • A number between 0-1 that specifies the level of activation in a voxel
  • An algorithm used to separate brain activation according to category
  • A linear model that predicts the amount of neuronal activity in a group of voxels
  • The voxel with the most influence on model performance.
A

An algorithm used to separate brain activation according to category

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Multivariate analysis:

Which of the following statements regarding multivariate analysis is false?

  • Multivariate analysis measures the difference in activation patterns of voxels
  • Encoding models can be used to infer stimuli from brain activation in multivariate analysis
  • Assuming different brain regions are the same is a pitfall of multivariate analysis
  • Multivariate analysis measures if activation is significant on a per-voxel basis
A

Multivariate analysis measures if activation is significant on a per-voxel basis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Multivariate analysis:

What is the Curse of Dimensionality and why is it a problem for multivariate fMRI analysis?

  • A high number of voxels and low number of samples leads to false positives
  • Warping of voxel space leads to false negatives
  • A genetic deformity of brain regions leads to false inferences
  • The natural layering of the cortex leads to difficulties in fMRI measurements
A

A high number of voxels and low number of samples leads to false positives

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Rhythms of the brain:

What characterises the bottom-up approach?

  • It is the same approach as Allan Turing had on human intelligence <3
  • It is to move from theory to data
  • To investigate the brain with focus on making theory based on data
  • To replicate cognitive behaviour
A

To investigate the brain with focus on making theory based on data

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Rhythms of the brain:

Which statement is true about brain organization? Neuron are….

  • arranged in local clusters with fewer long distance connections
  • connected to all other neurons
  • all randomly connected across the brain to a fraction of all neurons
  • arranged in local clusters with random long range connections
A

Arranged in local clusters with fewer long distance connections

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Rhythms of the brain:

Inhibitory feedback happens when….

  • the excited neuron reduces the activity of its neighbors
  • The dominant source of input to an interneuron is different from the population of cells which is targeted by the interneuron.
  • a distant neuron excites the interneuron and this interneuron is then inhibiting several other neurons.
  • the neuron inhibits all other neurons in the brain.
A

A distant neuron excites the interneuron and this interneuron is then inhibiting several other neurons.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Rhythms in the Brain II

Slow brain oscillations

  • Cannot propagate
  • Can propagate over small areas
  • Can propagate over larger areas
  • Can propagate everywhere
A

Can propagate over larger areas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Rhythms in the Brain II

The presence of pink 1/f noise indicates

  • Oscillations at different scales are temporally linked
  • Oscillations at different scales are independent
  • Oscillations at high frequencies are less costly
  • Oscillations at high frequencies are more costly
A

Oscillations at different scales are temporally linked

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Rhythms in the Brain II

Are neurons integrate and fire systems?

  • Definitely yes, like we see in neural networks
  • Definitely no, brains are not like neural networks
  • it was the prevailing model until the 1980s, but no longer
  • It has been the prevailing model since the 1980s
A

It was the prevailing model until the 1980s, but no longer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Convolutional neural networks

What exactly is meant by “shared weights” in convolutional neural networks?

  • Per feature map, the same weights are applied to each local receptive field
  • All feature maps in the network have the same weights
  • All feature maps in a layer have the same weights
  • You must initialize all weights with the same value
A

Per feature map, the same weights are applied to each local receptive field

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Convolutional neural networks

Are convolutional neural networks designed to closely parallel biological vision system?

  • Yes, CNNs provide framework for fully biological brain-computational models
  • No, but the activity of CNNs can be related to activity of the visual system
  • No, only recurrent NNs are completely parallel to primate visual system
  • Yes, CNNs have proven to be 90% similar to biological brains
A

No, but the activity of CNNs can be related to activity of the visual system

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Convolutional neural networks

How do you pass the output of a conv. layer to a fully connected layer?

  • Flatten it
  • Multiply every input pixel by the total number of shared weights
  • Calculate the gradient and subtract it from the loss
  • import numpy
A

Flatten it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Light and cognition

What is the main purpose of the suprachiasmatic nucleus?

  • It releases melatonin
  • It controls the homeostatic processes
  • It detects the blue light
  • It controls the circadian rhythm
A

It controls the circadian rhythm

17
Q

Light and cognition

What is the homeostatic process?

  • A cycle of about 24 hours entrained by light
  • It causes a pressure to fall asleep, which builds up throughout the day
  • It dictates the daily rhythm of sleep
  • A process that determines when you feel hungry
A

It causes a pressure to fall asleep, which builds up throughout the day

18
Q

Light and cognition

In the new framework proposed by Fisk et al. (2018) what are the factors
influencing cognition?

  • Light, sleep, arousal, circadian rhythm
  • Sleep, working memory, blue light
  • Spatial performance, melatonin, food
  • Circadian rhythm, SCN, REM sleep
A

Light, sleep, arousal, circadian rhythm

19
Q

Naturalistic neuroimaging

Which of these methods does not require specifying a model?

  • ANOVA
  • GLM
  • ICS
  • DCM
A

ICS

20
Q

Naturalistic neuroimaging

In contrast to traditional paradigms, where is the activation typically found in naturalistic paradigms?

  • More posteriorly
  • Limbic system
  • Higher order cortical areas
  • Corpus Callosum
A

Higher order cortical areas

21
Q

Naturalistic neuroimaging

Which of these does NOT categorize as naturalistic stimuli?

  • Short films
  • Drawings of a face
  • Spoken dialogue
  • Gambling task
A

• Drawings of a face

22
Q

Neuroendocrinology

Endocrine hormones are NOT

  • Defined in relation to their brain function
  • Secreted from glands
  • In the blood stream
  • Signalling molecules
A

Defined in relation to their brain function

23
Q

Neuroendocrinology

The two major glands in the brain are called

  • The pineal and the thyroid glands
  • The pituitary and the thyroid glands
  • The pineal and the pituitary glands
  • The thyroid and adrenal glands
A

The pineal and the pituitary glands

24
Q

Neuroendocrinology

Oxytocin is probably NOT involved in 
•	Lactation 
•	Giving birth 
•	Pair bonding 
•	Mentalizing
A

Mentalizing

25
Q

Cannabis

Attention in heavy users of cannabis is…

  • Impaired when sober AND when high
  • normal when sober AND when high
  • Normal when sober, but impaired when high
  • Impaired when sober, but normal when high
A

Impaired when sober, but normal when high

26
Q

Cannabis

What is the effect of THC on the activation level of dopamine neurons?

  • Activation levels of dopamine neurons are not affected by THC
  • Increased excitation of dopamine neurons
  • Increased inhibition of dopamine neurons
  • Rapidly increases and decreases dopamine levels
A

Increased excitation of dopamine neurons

27
Q

Cannabis

Which statement is true?
• Cannabis causes long term impairment in working memory
• Long term usage of cannabis is associated with altered reward processing
• THC and CBD have very different chemical structures
• Cannabis is rich in vitamins T, H and C

A

Long term usage of cannabis is associated with altered reward processing

28
Q

Sexual differentiation of Brain and behaviour

What creates more masculine features in female mice when administered just after birth?

  • Testosterone
  • Estrogen
  • X Chromosomes
  • Y Chromosomes
A

Estrogen

29
Q

Sexual differentiation of Brain and behaviour

What causes the most prominent physical sexual differentiation in males?

  • Sry
  • alpha-feto-protein
  • Progesterone
  • Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)
A

Sry

30
Q

Sexual differentiation of Brain and behaviour

What does NOT matter for sexual differentiation
•	Epigenetics
•	Hormones
•	Chromosomes
•	Parents’ IQ
A

Parents’ IQ

31
Q

From Mikkel:

The BOLD signal measured with fMRI probably reflects

  • Multiunit activity, reflecting changes in local field potentials
  • Increase in number of action potentials
  • Neural firing rate
  • Nucleus energy consumption
A

Multiunit activity, reflecting changes in local field potentials

32
Q

From Mikkel:

A perceptron as developed by Rosenblatt, Minsky and Papert takes input and generates

  • An output using a sigmoid function
  • A continuous output
  • A weighted binary output
  • An output flowwing a step function
A

An output flowwing a step function

33
Q

From Mikkel:

Gradient descent

  • Is the pruning of the connections in the neural network
  • is the proces of finding the minimum of the cost function
  • is the minimisation of biases in the neurons
  • is the proces of finding the partial derivatives of the cost function
A

is the proces of finding the minimum of the cost function

34
Q

Mikkel summary:

How is the brain organised, according to Buzsáki?

  • As a hierarchy of linear algorithms
  • As a hierarchy of multiple parallel loops
  • As a feed forward network
  • As a system of nonlinear equations
A

As a hierarchy of multiple parallel loops

35
Q

Mikkel summary:

How is tensegrity upheld in the brain according to
buzsáki?

  • By scaffolding neuros with glia
  • Using long-term potentiation
  • By integrating hippocampal and thalamic input
  • By opposing excitatory and inhibitory forces
A

By opposing excitatory and inhibitory forces

36
Q

Mikkel summary:

A computational model that emulates most of the content
of the AdvCogNeuro course

  • Deep Recurrent Neural Network
  • Integrate and fire model
  • Convolutional neural network
  • Predictive coding model
A

Deep Recurrent Neural Network