Dr. Wilson is interested in the functions of a nucleus found in the hypothalamus of rats. Which of the following technologies would you recommend to Dr. Wilson for answering this question?
a. repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation
b. functional magnetic resonance imaging
c. single cell recording
d. lesioning and electrical brain stimulation
d
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The patient H.M. (Henry Molaison) suffered amnesia after damage to which brain area?
a. Hippocampus b. Visual cortex c. Corpus callosum d. Thalamus
Oswald hears his doctor say that he plans to treat Oswald's cystic fibrosis using an aerosol spray to deliver normal genes to the lungs. This treatment is best categorized as
a. chorionic villus sampling. b. preimplantation genetic diagnosis . c. amniocentesis. d. gene therapy.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Youth with histories of maltreatment have a higher risk of being convicted of a violent crime if they also possess the low-activity allele of the MAOA gene. This an example of what phenomenon?
A. Gene-environment interaction B. Gene expression C. Nature-nurture debate D. Gene-environment correlation