Explain the difficulties presented in treating Parkinson's disease with medications.
What will be an ideal response?
The standard treatment for Parkinson's disease is the use of L-DOPA, the precursor to dopamine. However, this treatment is severely limited because, as additional dopamine neurons die, more and more L-DOPA must be administered to have any compensatory effects. Any drug treatments currently used are limited because they do not slow the progression of Parkinson's disease; they simply help with available levels of dopamine.
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b. Set all your deadlines late in the semester. c. Set all your deadlines in the middle of the semester. d. Space out the deadlines evenly.
Brenda gave birth to fraternal twins. After a few months, Brenda notices that one twin is always happy and energetic, whereas the other twin is always fussy and fearful. Brenda's twins are showing differences in:
A. vulnerability B. maturation C. resiliency D. temperament
Which brain structure is part of the forebrain?
a. ?medulla b. ?pons c. ?cerebellum d. ?amygdala
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.