Test Bank for Behavioral Neuroscience, Essentials and Beyond, 1st Edition, 1e by Stéphane Gaskin TEST BANK
ISBN-13: 9781071807309
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CHAPTER 1. Behavioral Neuroscience: Understanding Brain-Beh
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Test Bank for Behavioral Neuroscience, Essentials and Beyond, 1st Edition, 1e by Stéphane Gaskin TEST BANK
ISBN-13: 9781071807309
Full chapters included
CHAPTER 1. Behavioral Neuroscience: Understanding Brain-Behavior Relationships
• Brain-Behavior Relationships: From Holes in the Head to Brain Imaging
Introduction
Module 1.1. What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?
1.1.1 The Study of Brain-Behavior Relationships
The Importance of Environment and Experience
1.1.2 A Quick Look at the Brain
General Structure and Views of the Brain
Brain Cells
• IT’S A MYTH! Left Brained/Right Brained
1.1.3 Levels of Analysis: Putting Brain-Behavior Relationships in Perspective
1.1.4 A Closer Look at the Molecular Level: Genetics
How Genes Are Transmitted From Parent to Offspring
Behavioral Genetics
Epigenetics
Module 1.2. The Evolution of Brain-Behavior Relationships
1.2.1 Natural Selection
1.2.2 Neuroecology: How Natural Selection Accounts for Brain-Behavior Relationships
Module 1.3. The Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience
1.3.1 Antiquity
The Egyptians
The Greeks
1.3.2 The Mind-Body Problem
1.3.3 Localization of Function
Localization of Language
Motor Representations in the Cortex
Module 1.4. Studying Brain-Behavior Relationships Today
1.4.1 Brain-Damaged Patients and Structural Brain Imaging
1.4.2 Lesioning, Stimulating, and Measuring the Brain’s Activity
Manipulation Techniques
Lesions
Brain Stimulation
Temporary Inactivation
Measurement Techniques
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Positron Emission Tomography
Electroencephalography
Electrophysiological Measurements
1.4.3 Fields of Study Related to Behavioral Neuroscience
Who Is Interested in Findings From Behavioral Neuroscience?
• APPLICATIONS: Brain Imaging as a Lie Detector: Not So Fast!
CHAPTER 2. Neurons and Glia
• The Black Mamba: A Potentially Deadly Encounter
Introduction
Module 2.1. Putting Neurons Into Context
2.1.1 The Place of Neurons Within the Body
2.1.2 Cell Theory and the Neuron Doctrine
2.1.3 Studying Neurons
2.1.4 The Number of Neurons and Glia in the Brain
• IT’S A MYTH! No New Neurons
Module 2.2. The Structure of Neurons
2.2.1 The Prototypical Neuron
The Structure of Neurons
The Soma (or Cell Body)
Dendrites
The Axon
Axon Terminals
The Myelin Sheath
The Neuronal Membrane
The Cytoskeleton
Axoplasmic Transport
2.2.2 The Diversity of Neurons
Differences in Function
Morphological Variations
Variations in Dendrite Architecture
Variations in Neurotransmitter Type
Diversity in Neurons Across Species
Module 2.3. The Action Potential
2.3.1 A Little Bit of Chemistry
Diffusion and Electrostatic Pressure: Two Forces of Nature in Action
The Resting Membrane Potential, Voltage, and Conductivity
The Equilibrium Potential
2.3.2 Initiation of Action Potentials
2.3.3 Propagation of Action Potentials
Module 2.4. Glia
2.4.1 Putting Glia Into Context
2.4.2 The Functions of Glia
Microglia
Macroglia
• APPLICATIONS: Optogenetics
CHAPTER 3. The Synapse, Neurotransmitters, Drugs, and Addiction
• A Chemical Attack
Introduction
Module 3.1. The Synapse
3.1.1 What Is a Synapse?
3.1.2 What Occurs at a Synapse?
Presynaptic Events
Postsynaptic Events
Ionotropic Receptors
Metabotropic Receptors
Neurotransmitter Removal
3.1.3 Synaptic Integration
Postsynaptic Potentials
Summation
3.1.4 The Varieties of Synapses
Are Synapses Chemical or Electrical?
Synapses Within the Reflex Arc
The Neuromuscular Junction
The Electrical Synapse
Module 3.2. Neurotransmitters
3.2.1 What Are Neurotransmitters?
3.2.2 Neurotransmitter Systems: Pathways, Functions, and Receptors
Small-Molecule Neurotransmitters
• IT’S A MYTH! Dopamine Is the “Pleasure Neurotransmitter”
Large-Molecule Neurotransmitters
Module 3.3. Drugs and Drug Addiction
3.3.1 What Is a Drug?
3.3.2 Drug Addiction
Tolerance and Withdrawal
3.3.3 Neurobiological Models of Drug Addiction
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Incentive-Salience Theory
Animal Models of Addiction
3.3.4 Mechanisms of Action of Commonly Abused Drugs
Nicotine
Alcohol and Other Depressants
Alcohol
Other Sedative-Hypnotics (Benzodiazepines, Non-Benzodiazepine Sleep Medications, and Barbiturates)
Marijuana
Opioids
Other Stimulants (Cocaine, Amphetamine, and Methamphetamine)
• APPLICATIONS: Pharmacological Treatments for Drug Addiction
CHAPTER 4. The Nervous System
• Carolyn Pioro: From Trapeze Artist to Quadriplegic
Introduction
Module 4.1. Central Nervous System Development
4.1.1 Gastrulation
4.1.2 Neurulation
4.1.3 Differentiation of the Neural Tube Into the Primary Brain Vesicles
• IT’S A MYTH! Vaccines Cause Autism
Module 4.2. The Fully Developed Brain
4.2.1 The Structures and Functions of the Forebrain: The Telencephalon
The Forebrain (Telencephalon)
The Frontal Lobes
The Parietal Lobes
The Temporal Lobes
The Occipital Lobes
Subcortical Structures
The Basal Ganglia
The Hippocampus
The Amygdala
4.2.2 The Structures and Functions of the Forebrain: The Diencephalon
The Thalamus
The Hypothalamus
4.2.3 The Midbrain and the Hindbrain
Tectum
Tegmentum
The Hindbrain
4.2.4 The Spinal Cord
4.2.5 The Protected Brain
The Meninges
The Cerebrospinal Fluid
The Blood-Brain Barrier
4.2.6 Hemispheric Specialization
Cerebral Dominance
Split-Brain Patients
Handedness
Module 4.3. The Peripheral Nervous System
4.3.1 The Somatic Nervous System
The Reflex Arc
4.3.2 The Autonomic Nervous System
The Cranial Nerves
• APPLICATIONS: Powered Exoskeletons in the Rehabilitation of Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
CHAPTER 5. Neurodevelopment, Neuroplasticity, and Aging
• Massive Cortical Reorganization: The Case of Zion Harvey
Introduction
Module 5.1. Neurodevelopment
5.1.1 Neurogenesis, Cell Proliferation, Migration, Differentiation, and Synaptogenesis
Differentiation
Axon Guidance
The Growth Cone
Growth Cone Motility
Synaptogenesis
• IT’S A MYTH! It’s Okay to Have a Drink While Pregnant
Myelination
5.1.2 Adult Neurogenesis
Module 5.2. Neuroplasticity
5.2.1 What Is Neuroplasticity?
5.2.2 Structural Remodeling
Environmental Enrichment
Learning
Environmental Stress
5.2.3 Synaptic Plasticity
5.2.4 Cortical Plasticity
Functional Plasticity
Structural Plasticity
Compensatory Enhancement of Senses
5.2.5 When Cortical Plasticity Goes Overboard
Module 5.3. The Aging Brain: Adolescence and Old Age
5.3.1 The Adolescent Brain and Behavior
5.3.2 Normal Aging of the Brain
Normal Aging of the Brain
Explanations for Cognitive Declines Observed During Aging
Aging and Neurogenesis
5.3.3 Disease in the Aging Brain
What Goes on in the Brain During Alzheimer’s Disease?
The Amyloid Hypothesis
Problems With the Amyloid Hypothesis
The Metabolism Hypothesis
• APPLICATIONS: Exercise and Neurogenesis: “Mens Sana in Corpore Sano”
CHAPTER 6. Sensation and Perception 1: Vision and Hearing
• Color-Coded Confusion
Introduction
Module 6.1. Vision
6.1.1 The Beginnings of an Image
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
The Human Eye
Accommodation
Cellular Organization of the Early Visual System
Rods and Cones
6.1.2 Phototransduction
6.1.3 Acuity and Sensitivity
6.1.4 Receptive Fields
Lateral Inhibition
6.1.5 Color Vision
The Trichromatic Theory
Color Deficiencies
• IT’S A MYTH! Dogs See the World in Black and White
Opponent Process Theory
6.1.6 Visual Processing Beyond the Retina
The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
Color Opponent Cells
Information Processing in the Visual Cortex
The “What” and “Where” of Vision
Module 6.2. Hearing
6.2.1 Physical and Perceptual Dimensions of Sound
Physical Dimensions of Sound
Perceptual Dimensions of Sound
6.2.2 The Ear
The Cochlea
The Basilar Membrane
Hair Cells
6.2.3 Auditory Processing Beyond the Basilar Membrane
The “What” and “Where” of Hearing
• APPLICATIONS: The Cochlear Implant
CHAPTER 7. Sensation and Perception 2: Taste, Smell, and Touch
• A Sommelier’s Nightmare
Introduction
Module 7.1. Taste
7.1.1 What Is Taste and What Is It Made Of?
7.1.2 Gustatory Chemoreceptors
Papillae
Taste Buds
7.1.3 Taste Receptor Cells and Their Mechanisms
Taste Receptor Cells
Mechanisms for Sweet, Umami, and Bitter Taste Perceptions
Mechanisms for Salty and Sour Taste Perceptions
• IT’S A MYTH! The Tongue Map
7.1.4 Taste Perception: Beyond Taste Receptor Cells
Module 7.2. Smell
7.2.1 What Is Smell and What Is It Made Of?
7.2.2 Olfactory Receptor Neurons
Transduction Mechanism in Olfactory Receptor Neurons
7.2.3 Beyond the Olfactory Bulb
Processing of Olfactory Information in the Cortex
The Entorhinal Cortex
The Orbitofrontal Cortex, the Amygdala, and the Hypothalamus
7.2.4 Pheromones
What Are Pheromones?
Do Humans Use Pheromones?
Module 7.3. Touch
7.3.1 What Is Touch and What Is It Made Of?
7.3.2 Mechanoreceptors
Receptor Resolution
Two-Point Discrimination Test
7.3.3 Conduction and Mechanoreceptors
7.3.4 Beyond Mechanoreceptors
The Somatosensory Cortex
The Ascending Tracts
Dermatomes
7.3.5 Pain
Beyond Nociceptors: The Nociceptive Pathway
Gate Control Theory of Pain
• APPLICATIONS: Electronic Taste Stimulation
CHAPTER 8. Sensorimotor Systems
• Ian Waterman’s Sensory Neuropathy
Introduction
Module 8.1. This Is What Makes You Move
8.1.1 Muscles and Muscle Contraction
Flexors, Extensors, Abductors, and Adductors
8.1.2 Innervation of Muscle Cells
8.1.3 How Muscles Contract
The Sliding Filament Model of Muscle Contraction
Module 8.2. Spinal Control of Movement
8.2.1 Spinal Reflexes
The Stretch Reflex
Autogenic Inhibition Reflex
8.2.2 Motor Programs
Module 8.3. Cortical Control of Movement and Sensorimotor Integration
8.3.1 Proprioception
8.3.2 The Descending Pathways
The Direct Pathway
The Indirect Pathways
The Tectospinal Tract
The Vestibulospinal Tract
The Rubrospinal Tract
The Reticulospinal Tract
8.3.3 Anatomy of Voluntary Movement
Prefrontal Cortex
Primary Motor Cortex
An Ethological Action Map
An Ethological Action Map in the Human Primary Cortex
Evidence From Electrophysiological Recordings
Premotor Cortex and Supplementary Motor Area
Mirror Neurons: Linking Perception With Action
Mirror Neurons in Humans
Parietal Cortex
The Basal Ganglia and the Cerebellum
The Basal Ganglia
The Cerebellum
• IT’S A MYTH! Muscle Memory
The Basal Ganglia and the Cerebellum: Putting It All Together
8.3.4 Putting It All Together
• APPLICATIONS: Brain-Machine Interface
CHAPTER 9. Motivation: Theories, Temperature Regulation, Energy Balance, and Sleep
• Fatal Familial Insomnia
Introduction
Module 9.1. Theories of Motivation
9.1.1 What Is Motivation?
9.1.2 Need Reduction Theory
9.1.3 Arousal Theory
Arousal Levels and Personality
Understanding High Sensation Seeking
9.1.4 Pleasure Seeking and Reward
Prediction Error
Incentive-Salience Theory
Module 9.2. Physiological Mechanisms
9.2.1 Temperature Regulation
Thermoregulatory Circuits in the Nervous System
9.2.2 Energy Balance, Hunger, and Eating
Energy Homeostasis
The Neurochemistry of Hunger and Satiety
Hunger or What Makes You Start Eating
Satiety or What Makes You Stop Eating
Homeostatic Feeding Interacts With Nonhomeostatic Feeding
Module 9.3. Regulation of Sleep and Wakefulness
9.3.1 What Is Sleep?
Sleep Stages
9.3.2 Homeostatic and Circadian Influences on Sleep and Wakefulness
Homeostatic Influences
Circadian Influences
What Controls Circadian Rhythms?
9.3.3 The Neurochemistry and Physiology of Wakefulness and Sleep
The Neurochemistry of Wakefulness and Sleep
The Physiology of Wakefulness and Sleep
• IT’S A MYTH! Dreams Represent Hidden Motives and Conflicts
• APPLICATIONS: Altering Brain-Satiety Signals for Weight Loss
CHAPTER 10. Hormones: Social and Reproductive Behavior
• Androgenic-Anabolic Steroids: What’s With All the Rage?
Introduction
Module 10.1. What Are Hormones?
10.1.1 Hormones and Their Discovery
A Bit of History
10.1.2 Types of Hormones and the Roles of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary
The Pituitary Gland and the Hypothalamus
10.1.3 Steroid and Nonsteroid Hormones
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
10.1.4 The Actions of Specific Pituitary Hormones
Hormones of the Posterior Pituitary
Hormones of the Anterior Pituitary
Module 10.2. Hormones and Behavior
10.2.1 Social Behavior
Social Recognition
Pair Bonding
Parenting
10.2.2 Sexual and Reproductive Behavior
The Female Reproductive Cycle and Behavior
Male Reproductive Behavior
Human Reproductive Behavior
• IT’S A MYTH! All Women Get PMS
Module 10.3. Organizing Effects of Hormones and Sexual Orientation
10.3.1 The Organizing Effects of Hormones
Organizing Effects of Hormones in the Developing Brain
10.3.2 Sexual Orientation
Differences in Brain Structures
• APPLICATIONS: Hormone Replacement Therapy
CHAPTER 11. Emotions
• Murder, the Brain, and the Law
Introduction
Module 11.1. What Are Emotions?
11.1.1 Emotions, Emotional Experience, and Emotional Expression
11.1.2 Theories of Emotions
Evolutionary Theory
The James-Lange Theory
The Cannon-Bard Theory
Schachter and Singer’s Two-Factor Theory
Emotions Are Induced Partly by Patterns of Bodily Change
Discrete and Dimensional Theories of Emotions
The Theory of Constructed Emotions
Module 11.2. Emotions: Where in the Brain?
11.2.1 Emotional Networks in the Brain
The Papez Circuit
11.2.2 Emotions and the Amygdala
• IT’S A MYTH! The Amygdala Is Dedicated to Fear
11.2.3 Emotions and the Amygdala in Humans
Module 11.3. Emotions and Decision Making: Beyond the Amygdala
11.3.1 The Prefrontal Cortex
11.3.2 The Somatic-Marker Hypothesis
The Iowa Gambling Task
Module 11.4. Aggression
11.4.1 What Is Aggression?
11.4.2 Aggression in the Brain
11.4.3 Aggression: Testosterone, Cortisol, and Serotonin
• APPLICATIONS: Implicit Bias
CHAPTER 12. Memory and Memory Systems
• A Prodigious Memory: The Case of AJ
Introduction
Module 12.1. Memory and Memory Systems
12.1.1 What Is Memory?
12.1.2 The Stages of Memory
12.1.3 The Registers of Memory
Sensory Memory
Working Memory
12.1.4 Working Memory and the Brain
Module 12.2. Long-Term Memory
12.2.1 What Is Long-Term Memory?
Nondeclarative Memory
12.2.2 The Neuroanatomy of Long-Term Memory
Declarative Memory
Nondeclarative Memory
Module 12.3. Memory Consolidation
12.3.1 What Is Memory Consolidation?
Neurobiological Mechanisms of Memory Consolidation
Evidence of Memory Consolidation in Animals
Cellular and Systems Consolidation
12.3.2 Theories of Memory Consolidation
The Standard Model
Multiple-Trace Theory
More Recent Consolidation Theories
Reconsolidation
Module 12.4. Navigating Through Space: Spatial Memory
12.4.1 What Is Spatial Memory? The Hippocampus as a Navigational Device
12.4.2 Cells for Space: An Internal GPS
Place Cells
Head-Direction Cells
Grid Cells
Border Cells
Putting It All Together
Spatial Memory and the Hippocampus in Humans
• IT’S A MYTH! Cannabis Is Harmless
12.4.3 The Hippocampus and Nonspatial Memory
Module 12.5. Learning: The Acquisition of Memories
12.5.1 What Is Learning?
12.5.2 Nonassociative Learning
Habituation and Sensitization in the Sea Slug
12.5.3 Associative Learning
Classical Conditioning
12.5.4 Synaptic Plasticity: Neurons That Wire Together Fire Together
Long-Term Potentiation (LTP)
Long-Term Depression (LTD)
Effects of LTP and LTD at the Synapse
Two Forms of LTP
LTD: Why Would the Strength of Synapses Need to Be Weakened?
• APPLICATIONS: Reconsolidation in the Treatment of Conditioned Fears
CHAPTER 13. Attention and Consciousness
• Unresponsive Wakefulness: The Case of Terri Schiavo
Introduction
Module 13.1. Attention
13.1.1 What Is Attention?
Endogenous and Exogenous Attention
Spatial, Object, and Feature Attention
13.1.2 Concepts in the Study of Attention
The Cocktail Party Effect
Early- Versus Late-Selection Models
Visual Search
Feature Integration Theory
13.1.3 Attention: Where in the Brain?
The Dorsal-Frontoparietal System and the Ventral-Frontoparietal System
The Thalamus
13.1.4 Disorders of Attention
Balint Syndrome
Unilateral Neglect
Module 13.2. Consciousness
13.2.1 What Is Consciousness?
Is the Mind Like a Computer?
Why Study Consciousness?
13.2.2 The Problems of Consciousness
13.2.3 The Neural Correlates and Contents of Consciousness
Blindsight
Binocular Rivalry
13.2.4 A Neurobiological Theory of Consciousness
Global Workspace Theory
13.2.5 Disorders of Consciousness
Coma
Unresponsive Wakefulness
• IT’S A MYTH! General Anesthesia: It’s Just Like Going to Sleep
13.2.6 Hidden Consciousness
13.2.7 Free Will
• APPLICATIONS: Cellphone Use While Driving: Just Don’t Do It!
CHAPTER 14. Psychological Disorders
• Recalculate Your Possibilities
Introduction
Module 14.1. What Is a Psychological Disorder?
14.1.1 Defining Psychological Disorder
14.1.2 The Interacting Factors Behind Psychological Disorders
The Study of Gene-Environment Interactions
Module 14.2. Anxiety Disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
14.2.1 Anxiety, Fear, and Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety
Fear
Anxiety Disorders
14.2.2 The Neurobiology of Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety: Beyond the Fear Circuit
Neurotransmitters
14.2.3 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
14.2.4 The Neurobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Neurotransmitters
Module 14.3. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
14.3.1 What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
14.3.2 The Neurobiology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD Circuit in the Brain
OCD and the Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Neurotransmitters
Module 14.4. Major Depressive Disorder
14.4.1 What Is Major Depressive Disorder?
14.4.2 The Neurobiology of Major Depressive Disorder
Orbitofrontal Cortex
Ventromedial and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortices
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Neuroinflammation
Neurotransmitters in MDD and Antidepressant Medication
Beyond the Monoamine Hypothesis
Module 14.5. Schizophrenia
14.5.1 What Is Schizophrenia?
Positive and Negative Symptoms
14.5.2 The Neurobiology of Schizophrenia
Neurotransmitters
Hallucinations and Alterations in Brain Connectivity
• IT’S A MYTH! Mental Illness = Chemical Imbalance
• APPLICATIONS: Neuromodulation and the Treatment of Depression
CHAPTER 15. Social Neuroscience
• Extreme Altruism
Introduction
Module 15.1. What Is Social Neuroscience?
15.1.1 Social Neuroscience: The Chicken or the Egg?
15.1.2 The Social-Neuroscientific Perspective
Module 15.2. Self-Awareness
15.2.1 What Is Self-Awareness?
15.2.2 Self-Awareness: Where in the Brain?
Module 15.3. Theory of Mind and Empathy
15.3.1 What Is Theory of Mind?
The Development of Theory of Mind
15.3.2 Theory of Mind: Where in the Brain?
Modularity Theories
Modularity: Where in the Brain?
Simulation Theories
Simulation: Where in the Brain?
Executive Theory
Executive Theory: Where in the Brain?
15.3.3 Empathy
Emotional Empathy and the Brain
Cognitive Empathy and the Brain
• IT’S A MYTH! Autism: Lack of Empathy and the Broken-Mirror Theory
Module 15.4. Social Pain
15.4.1 Two Dimensions of Physical Pain
15.4.2 Social Pain: Does It Really Hurt?
Social Pain/Physical Pain Overlap Theory (SPOT)
Module 15.5. Altruism
15.5.1 What Is Altruism?
15.5.2 Altruism: Where in the Brain?
The Joy of Giving
Module 15.6. Cooperation and Trust
15.6.1 Game Theory
The Prisoner’s Dilemma
The Trust Game
15.6.2 Game Theory and the Brain?
• APPLICATIONS: Neuroeconomics and Neuromarketing
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