A. Alzheimer’s disease
B. Drug abuse
C. Epilepsy
D. Parkinson’s disease
Related Mcqs:
- A disease believed to be caused because of cell death in a brain area that produces dopamine:
A. Alzheimer’s disease
B. Drug abuse
C. Epilepsy
D. Parkinson’s disease - Research on neural grafting techniques to transplant dopamine cell bodies indicate that:
A. We cannot repair damaged brains
B. We can repair some damaged brains
C. We can prevent brain damage
D. We can prevent Parkinson’s disease - The capacity of the brain area to take over the function of another damaged brain area is known as brain _______________?
A. regeneration
B. accommodation
C. aphasia
D. plasticity - The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain:
A. tomography
B. hemispherectomy
C. phrenology
D. plasticity - Behavioral problems caused by senility, drug damage, brain injury or disease, and the toxic effects of poisons are classified as_____disorders.
A. organic
B. psychotic
C. somatic
D. substance use - The dopamine-psychosis link is based on the observation that:
A. low dopamine levels of activity in the brain seem to produce psychotic symptoms
B. there are high level of dopamine activity in the brains of psychotic people
C. there are high levels of amphetamine activity in the brains of psychotic people
D. dopamine interacts with serotonin creating psychosis - Alterations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of:
A. anxiety
B. schizophrenia
C. Alzheimer’s disease
D. nicotine addiction - Acetylcholine, epinephrine, dopamine, and histamine are:
A. prescription-only drugs
B. synapses
C. neurotransmitters
D. beta blockers - A disease characterized by the decline in brain function:
A. Epilepsy
B. Drug abuse
C. Parkinson’s disease
D. Alzheimer’s disease - A brain tumor in the hippocampus of the brain would impair a person’s ability to learn new things while leaving their old memories intact. This condition is known as _________________?
A. retroactive inhibition
B. anterograde amnesia
C. proactive inhibition
D. retrograde amnesia