In the disease, multiple sclerosis, neuronal communication is impaired due to the deterioration of the              , which reduces the axon’s ability to transmit  cell body; neurotransmitters

cell body; action potentials

Juan is trying to find the exact code he needs to advance to the next level of his video game. He says to his friend, “Hey! Finding this code is a lot like:

how a neuron reaches a resting state.”

Benita has been playing a very exciting video game, and she finds that she wants to keep playing it more and more. Benita’s desire is probably activating the neurons in her brain that produce more of the transmitter:

Anya fell off a horse and broke her arm. She was given morphine to help her cope with the pain. She noticed that when she takes the medication, she feels less pain but also feels positive emotion. This happens because morphine binds with              receptors in her brain.

According to Maguire and colleagues’ study on the brain structures of London taxi drivers, which part of the taxi driver’s brain is more likely to be larger than normal?

A post office receives lots of incoming mail, organizes it, and then sends it out to various locations. Which part of the brain is a lot like a post office?

Drs. Gazzaniga and Sperry conducted a series of studies testing the abilities of epilepsy patients who had undergone a split-brain procedure, where the left hemisphere was disconnected from the right. How were the brains of epilepsy patients modified during the split-brain procedure?

When you paint with a paintbrush, your brain sends messages to your finger muscles so that your fingers move in specific ways. This example illustrates the functions of the                  system.

Nasim is driving on a snow-covered road and her car begins to slide. The quick behavioral response and the increased heart rate and respiration she experiences are most likely due to the                 nervous system. Her feeling of relief and decrease in heart rate and respiration once she has the car under control again are most likely due to the                  nervous system.