A structure called ________ in the brain has a reduced volume in major depressive disorder.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: hippocampus
prefrontal cortex
nucleus accumbens
basal ganglia
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A. unconscious factors B. adaptation and natural selection C. learned behavior D. biological influences
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b. movements are encoded by populations of neurons. c. it is not possible to identify correlations between neural activity and movements. d. neural activity during movement appears surprisingly random.
Les will be taking a trip, and he is worried about how to handle his jet lag. What advice would you give him?
A. He needs to take melatonin in the morning to wake up. B. He needs to expose himself to hot temperatures when he arrives to reset his circadian rhythm. C. He needs to sleep in a dark room. D. He needs to avoid bright daylight.
Wilder Penfield and Robert Heath used which of the following techniques with their human participants?
A. patch clamps B. MEG C. electrical stimulation D. single cell recording