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| If someone wanted to conduct experiments with animals, about how long would it take to receive approval from the IRB? |
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| Name four ways to enduce a brain lesion. |
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| electrolytic, radio frequency, chemical, thermal |
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| The goal of experimental ablation is to observe a ________ in _________. |
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| True or false: If a part of the brain is destroyed, the function that part of the brain is controls can no longer occur. |
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| False. No one brain area is soely responsible for behavior. |
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| What type of lesion would be used if one wanted to destroy only the cell bodies? |
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| What is the benefit of using a chemical lesion over an electrical lesion? |
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| Chemical lesion will not destroy neurons that are not the target neurons. |
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| What is the benefit of using an electrical lesion over a chemical lesion? |
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| An electrical lesion is easier to administer. |
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| True or False: Placebos are not normally prescribed in the United States. |
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| True. However, they are sometimes prescribed in other countries. |
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| The Nobel Prize winning psychologists who were able to trace the entire sensory system. |
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| The Nobel Prize winning psychologists who were able to trace the entire sensory system. |
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| What is the oldest method used in neuroscience? |
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| True or False: A brain lesion is always permanent. |
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| False. Brain lesions can be reversable. |
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| A local anesthetic used to produce temporary brain lesions. |
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| Whereas actual lesions would be used in the __________ group, sham lesions would be used in the _________ group. |
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| Name the three carriers of the stereotactic apparatus. |
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| anterior / posterior; medial / lateral; dorsal / ventral |
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| The starting point of a stereotactic surgery. |
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| The name of the method in which one fixes, slices, stains and examins the brain. |
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| Two chemicals used to prep the brain for removal. |
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| True or False. Saline helps to harden the brain before removal. |
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| False. Formulin hardens the brain before removal. |
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| True or False. Saline helps to remove the blood from the brain before removal. |
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