Biological Bases of Behavior (Pop Quiz)

Veronica is having trouble balancing as she walks and her muscles seem to have lost strength and tone. A neuroanatomist looking into her condition would most likely suspect a problem with Veronica's

• medulla oblongata

• right cerebral hemisphere

• cerebellum

• occipital lobe

• thalamus

Which of the following neurotransmitter is generally associated with the inhibition of continued neural signaling?

• Dopamine

• Adrenaline

• GABA

• Serotonin

• Acetylcholine

John is constantly overeating and cant seem to control his appetite, no matter how hard he tries. It is possible to say that john may have damage to which of the following brain structures?

• Thalamus

• Pons

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala

• Association Areas

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A demyelinating disorder, such as multiple sclerosis, would cause all of the following EXCEPT

• A reduction of white matter in the central nervous system

• An increased rate of neuronal conduction

• A slower propagation of signals along the axon

• A deficiency of sensation

• A decreased neuronal insulation

All of the following are associated with the experience of emotion EXCEPT

• Temporal lobe

• Amygdala

• Hypothalamus

• Pons

• Frontal lobe

Jason has sustained a stroke affecting the left side of his brain. While he can understand what is being said to him, he is unable to produce intelligible speech. Jason probably sustained damage to his

• Wernicke's area

• Broca's Area

• Auditory cortex

• Occipital Lobe

• parietal lobe

What accounts for the fact that most people will eat desert at the end of an enormous Thanksgiving meal?

• Drive reduction theory

• Sociocultural factors

• Glucose levels in the blood stream

• The ventromedial hypothalamus

• Liver enzymes

Kate, recently suffers a head injury causing her to act irresponsibly, can't plan effectively and easily angered and irritable. She most likely injured her

• Hypothalamus

• Cerebellum

• Parietal Lobe

• Frontal Lobe

• Broca's Area

Amy received a hemispherectomy to treat a seizure disorder when she was two years old. However, by the time she was five years old, her cognitive abilities were the same as those of a neurotypical five year old. Which of the following best explains her abilities?

• Reuptake

• Accommodation

• Dual processing

• Myelination

• Neuroplasticity

Parkinson's disease is most closely associated with

• decreases in levels of dopamine

• reduced availability of acetylcholine

• destruction of the myelin sheath

• an increase in the number of synapses

• stimulation of action potentials