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Which mind-brain view is most likely to be held by a neuroscientist? correct answers materialistic monism
Philosopher(s) of the Renaissance proposed models of how the brain works, while later _____ tested models of how the brain works using scientific methods. correct answers Empiricists
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Exam 1 Biological Foundations of Behavior || with Errorless
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Which mind-brain view is most likely to be held by a neuroscientist? correct answers
materialistic monism
Philosopher(s) of the Renaissance proposed models of how the brain works, while later _____
tested models of how the brain works using scientific methods. correct answers Empiricists
Joann is trying to understand the inter working of Alzheimer's disease in her patients. She is
likely going to study _____. correct answers Behavioral neuroscience
genetic predisposition correct answers Gene makeup can indicate a higher likelihood of an
individual experiencing certain conditions.
natural selection correct answers The predisposition that heritable characteristics that provide a
survival or reproductive advantage are more likely to be passed on to subsequent generations
Which nervous system cells got their name for one of the previously believed roles, which is to
hold neurons together? correct answers Glia
The relationship between a neurotransmitter and its receptor is akin to a correct answers a key
fitting into a lock
Would be found bridging between neurons in the same part of the brain or spinal cord. correct
answers Interneuron
The change in electrical charge from -70 mV to the peak of the action potential is due to correct
answers inflow of sodium ions
Are released from axon terminals and are detected by protein receptors on an adjacent neuron
correct answers Neurotransmitters
Soma correct answers The part of the neuron that contains the nucleus of the cell and that keeps
the cell alive.
Action potentials can transmit information over long distances because they ____ correct
answers Do not become smaller as they occur down the length of an axon.
Neurons correct answers Cells that convey environmental information carry out the functions
underlying thoughts, emotions, and movements and transmit commands out of the body's organs
and muscles
Influence the rate at which a neuron fires correct answers The relative strength of excitatory and
inhibitory inputs it receives
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