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Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience Questions
Question | Answer |
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What is neruoplasticity and how is it related to brain behavior? | Neruoplasticty is the brains ability to change and adapt. It allows us to learn from and adapt to different experiences |
What are the major components of the Brain? | cerebellum, cerebrum |
Name the most popular methods used today to investigate the brain. | CT, PET, MRI, fMRI, EEG, Case Study |
Describe the neural signal relative to hyper-polarization and depolarization. | Hyper-polarization neurons become more negatively charge while during depolarization neurons become less negatively charged |
How are drugs related to neurotransmitters? | Some drugs increase the effectiveness while others reduce the effectiveness of neurotransmitters |
How are neurotransmitters related to neurons? | The chemical substances that are stored in terminal buttons and released into the synapse between two neurons to carry signals from one neuron to the next |
List some of the most abundant hormones in the Nervous System . | Hypothalamus, Adrenal, and Gonads |
Name the major endocrine glands. | Pineal, Pancreas, Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Thyroid, Gonads, and Adrenal |
List some of the most abundant neurotransmitters within the nervous system | Dopamine, Serotonin, Actycholine, Glutamae, GABA, Norepinephrine |