Name and describe the two pharmacological strategies for treating Alzheimer’s disease that were described in the book.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: By inhibiting acetylcholinesterase, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors raise acetylcholine levels, counteracting diminished acetylcholine levels from the loss of cholinergic neurons. Another pharmacological strategy addresses excitotoxic destruction of neurons. Excitotoxicity derives from overstimulation of glutamate NMDA receptors. Given this, researchers have studied drugs that prevent NMDA receptor activation as treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
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a. ?retain impressions of our sensory experiences forever b. ?process sensations long enough to send them on to short-term memory c. use sensory experiences to recall other information? d. ?process emotional memories
The conservation experiment in which the child is shown two equal lines of checkers and, after one line has been spread out, is asked which line has more checkers, is a test for conservation of ______
Fill in the blank with correct word
If the correlation between two variables is ?.80, then:
a. low scores on one variable are associated with high scores on the other variable. b. low scores one variable are associated with low scores on the other variable. c. high scores on one variable are associated with high scores on the other variable. d. there is little relation between the two variables.
An epidemiologist who studies all aspects of smoking behavior was invited by Community Hospital to conduct workshops and to give talks on quitting smoking. She likes to use PowerPoint slides that drive home her points
Which of the following will she use when it comes to the issue of gaining weight after quitting smoking? a) "Weight Gain Occurs in a Small Minority of Ex-Smokers" b) "Bad News: It's Not a Myth; Good News: Exercise and Diet Can Help" c) "Dispelling a Myth: Quitting and Weight Gain Do Not Occur Together" d) "Many Ex-Smokers Welcome the Healthy Appearance of Additional Weight"