W10 Revision Flashcards
The first flexure or bend of the embryonic brain is:
The cephalic flexure
When neural precursor cells divide symmetrically, they:
Produce two neural precursor cell (stem cells, divide and divide, so they can produce neuroblasts)
In the adult hippocampus new neurons are generated in:
The dentate gyrus: ability to produce new neurons in the adult brain.
Deterioration of the pathway from the substantia nigr to the striatum is found in most case:
Parkinson’s disease
Research into genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease has:
Suggested APP gene mutations are a causal factor but finding are not necessarily generalizable to more common form of the disease.
What I the primary clinical deficit in neurocognitive disorders?
Cognitive functions: Primary
The main reason why EEG can be helpful in the diagnosis of
It can record the highly synchronized activity of neuron that occurs during a seizures.
Which of the following structures is not part of the limbic system:
Medulla oblongata: part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord.
Specific phobias are defined as:
A persistent fear that is triggered by a specific object of situation: Specific phobia
The concordance rates for affective disorder are highest for:
Bipolar disorder and monozygotic twins: higher concordance/reliable rates.
Neurotransmitter reuptake inhibitors, commonly used as antidepressant mediations, work by:
Blocking the reabsorption of neurotransmitter: block reuptake, most common prosaic.
During slow wave or deep sleep, EGG recording of the brain’s electrical activity predominantly display ___ activity
Delta: slowest wave we think of, deep sleep.
Which theory of dreaming suggest that dreaming are the brain’s attempt to make sense of neural activity during REM sleep
Activation synthesis theory: activity similar to wakefulness
